ArticleBMC psychiatry2019
Characteristics and quality of clinical practice guidelines for depression in adults: a scoping review.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Guidelines' recommendations for the treatment-resistant depression: A systematic review of their quality.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
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- Complementary and alternative medicine recommendations for depression: a systematic review and assessment of clinical practice guidelines.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2020Pooled it
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- Evaluation of Clinical Practice Guidelines on Timing and Onset of Labour in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Scoping Review.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026Article
- Beyond the medical file: A scoping review on patients' perspectives on depression treatment in primary care.PloS one · 2025Article
- Evidence mapping of clinical practice guidelines recommendations and quality for depression in children and adolescents.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2023Review
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- Development of a Framework for the Implementation of Synchronous Digital Mental Health: Realist Synthesis of Systematic Reviews.JMIR mental health · 2022Review
- Woman and girl-centred care for those affected by female genital mutilation: a scoping review of provider tools and guidelines.Reproductive health · 2022Article
- A Systematic Review of Patient Engagement Experiences in Brain Disorders.Patient related outcome measures · 2022Review
- Recommendations for the pharmacological treatment of treatment-resistant depression: A systematic review protocol.PloS one · 2022Article
- The Quality of Six Clinical Practice Guidelines in Health and Social Sciences: Are We on the Right Track?Administration and policy in mental health · 2021Article
- Trends in the prevalence and treatment of depressive symptoms in Peru: a population-based study.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Common Congenital Heart Diseases: A Scoping Review.Sage open pediatricsReview
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Abstract
backgroundClinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) should follow an adequate methodology using an evidence-based approach in order to provide reliable recommendations. However, little is known regarding the quality of CPGs for Depression, which precludes its adequate use by stakeholders and mental health professionals. Thus, the aim of this study was to conduct a scoping review to describe the characteristics and quality of CPGs for Depression in adults.
methodsWe searched CPGs for Depression in adults in eighteen databases. We included those that were published in English or Spanish between January 2014 and May 2018 and were based on systematic reviews of the evidence. Two independent authors extracted the characteristics, type and number of recommendations, and quality (using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation-II [AGREE-II]) of each included CPG.
resultsWe included eleven CPGs, of which 9/11 did not include the participation of patients in the development of the CPG, 4/11 CPGs had a score ≥ 70% in the overall evaluation of AGREE-II, and 3/11 CPGs had a score ≥ 70% in its third domain (rigor of development). In addition, only 5/11 CPGs shared their search strategy, while only 4/11 listed the selected studies they used to reach recommendations, and 7/11 CPGs did not clearly state which methodology they used to translate evidence into a recommendation.
conclusionsMost of evaluated CPGs did not take into account the patient's viewpoints, achieved a low score in the rigor of development domain, and did not clearly state the process used to reach the recommendations. Stakeholders, CPCGs developers, and CPGs users should take this into account when choosing CPGs, and interpreting and putting into practice their issued recommendations.
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