Table 1.
Scaled Domain Scores Across Domains of the AGREE II Instrument, and Overall Assessment Scores
| Guidelinea | AGREE II Domainb | Overall Assessmentc | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope & Purpose | Stakeholder Involvement | Rigor of Development | Clarity of Presentation | Applicability | Editorial Independence | ||
| CCSMH | 100% | 78% | 85% | 93% | 74% | 97% | 6 |
| ACP | 54% | 39% | 41% | 54% | 53% | 61% | 4.67 |
| WFSBP | 70% | 54% | 65% | 76% | 50% | 56% | 5 |
| ASAM 2020 | 94% | 87% | 84% | 94% | 53% | 92% | 6 |
| CFPC | 91% | 72% | 83% | 91% | 62% | 86% | 5.67 |
| AUS | 89% | 78% | 57% | 78% | 74% | 64% | 4.67 |
| CRISM | 94% | 97% | 78% | 97% | 55% | 100% | 6.67 |
| APS/CPDD | 93% | 69% | 86% | 87% | 51% | 100% | 5.33 |
| ASAM 2011 | 63% | 63% | 40% | 81% | 68% | 36% | 4.33 |
| NSW | 93% | 70% | 15% | 87% | 57% | 60% | 4 |
| BC | 100% | 85% | 92% | 100% | 94% | 81% | 6.67 |
| ASERPQI | 100% | 43% | 66% | 91% | 69% | 83% | 6 |
| ASAM 2015 | 94% | 98% | 88% | 97% | 75% | 79% | 6.33 |
| PAIN | 100% | 96% | 95% | 96% | 38% | 97% | 5.67 |
| USPSTF | 94% | 54% | 74% | 91% | 61% | 97% | 5.8 |
| RAND | 63% | 37% | 47% | 70% | 54% | 22% | 2.3 |
| VA/DoD | 91% | 91% | 89% | 94% | 68% | 89% | 6.67 |
| NICE | 100% | 94% | 94% | 96% | 94% | 31% | 6.67 |
| UK | 91% | 96% | 44% | 57% | 61% | 44% | 3.67 |
| PEER | 96% | 80% | 73% | 98% | 24% | 92% | 5.33 |
CCSMH = Canadian Coalition of Seniors’ Mental Health;26 ACP = American College of Physicians;47 WFSBP = World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry;39 ASAM 2020 = American Society of Addiction Medicine, 2020;37 CFPC = College of Family Physicians of Canada;43 AUS = Commonwealth of Australia;36 CRISM = Canadian Research Initiative Substance Misuse;33 APS/CPDD = American Pain Society, the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, and the Heart Rhythm Society;48 ASAM 2011 = American Society of Addiction Medicine, 2011;42 NSW = New South Wales;38 BC = British Columbia;25 ASERPQI = American Society for Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Quality Initiative;46 ASAM 2015 = American Society of Addiction Medicine, 2015;31 PAIN = Perioperative Pain and Addiction Interdisciplinary Network;45 USPSTF = United States Preventive Services Task Force;18 RAND = Research and Development Corporation;41 VA/DoD = Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense;40 NICE = National Institute for Healthcare Excellence;30 UK = United Kingdom;34 PEER = Patients, Experience, Evidence, Research Group27
Each individual item within a domain was rated on a Likert scale with a maximum of 7 points. The scores were averaged across three appraisers. The scaled domain score is calculated as follows: (obtained score [sum of the mean scores for the individual items within a domain] – minimum possible score) / (maximum possible score – minimum possible score).
Mean score on a scale of 1 – 7.