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Assessing the process and outcome of the development of practice guidelines and recommendations: PANELVIEW instrument development.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Identifying complementary and alternative medicine recommendations for anxiety treatment and care: a systematic review and critical assessment of comprehensive clinical practice guidelines.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- The effectiveness and acceptability of evidence synthesis summary formats for clinical guideline development groups: a mixed-methods systematic review.Implementation science : IS · 2022Pooled it
- Patient involvement in the development of clinical practice guidelines in Germany-A meta-research study.Clinical and public health guidelines · 2025Article
- Good Practices for Health Technology Assessment Guideline Development: A Report of the Health Technology Assessment International, HTAsiaLink, and ISPOR Special Task Force.International journal of technology assessment in health care · 2025Article
- Application of the PANELVIEW instrument to evaluate the guideline development process of the German polytrauma guideline.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Article
- A blueprint for patient and public involvement in the development of a reporting guideline for systematic reviews of outcome measurement instruments: PRISMA-COSMIN for OMIs 2024.Research involvement and engagement · 2024Article
- Methodology for the adolopment of recommendations for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.BMC medical research methodology · 2023Article
- A systematic review of clinical practice guidelines and recommendations for the management of pain, sedation, delirium and iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome in pediatric intensive care.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Review
- Patient and public involvement in the development of clinical practice guidelines: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Factors Associated with the Quality and Transparency of National Guidelines: A Mixed-Methods Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Study protocol for developing, piloting and disseminating the PRISMA-COSMIN guideline: a new reporting guideline for systematic reviews of outcome measurement instruments.Systematic reviews · 2022Article
- How Did CNBSS Influence Guidelines for So Long and What Can That Teach Us?Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Article
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- Managing conflicts of interest in the development of health guidelines.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2021Article
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22 authors.
Wojtek WierciochDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Elie A AklDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Nancy SantessoDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Yuan ZhangDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Rebecca L MorganDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Juan José Yepes-NuñezDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Sérgio KowalskiDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Tejan BaldehDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Reem A MustafaDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Kaja-Triin LaisaarDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Ulla RaidDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Itziar Etxeandia-IkobaltzetaDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Alonso Carrasco-LabraDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Matthew VentrescaDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Ignacio NeumannDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Maicon FalavignaDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Romina Brignardello-PetersenDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Gian Paolo MorganoDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Jan BrożekDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Meghan McConnellDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Holger J SchünemannDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Wiercioch, Akl, Santesso, Zhang, Morgan, Baldeh, Mustafa, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, Carrasco-Labra, Ventresca, Brignardello-Petersen, Morgano, Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; School of Medicine (Yepes-Nuñez), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Internal Medicine (Kowalski), Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Mustafa), Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.; Guideline Development Group (Laisaar), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Ministry of Social Affairs (Raid), Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Falavigna), Institute for Health Technology Assessment, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Medicine (Brożek, Schünemann), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Innovation in Medical Education (McConnell), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. schuneh@mcmaster.ca.
PANELVIEW Working Group
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundGuideline recommendations may be affected by flaws in the process, inappropriate panel member selection or conduct, conflicts of interest and other factors. To our knowledge, no validated tool exists to evaluate guideline development from the perspective of those directly involved in the process. Our objective was to develop and validate a universal tool, the PANELVIEW instrument, to assess guideline processes, methods and outcomes from the perspective of the participating guideline panellists and group members.
methodsWe performed a systematic literature search and surveys of guideline groups (identified through contacting international organizations and convenience sampling of working panels) to inform item generation. Subsequent groups of guideline methodologists and panellists reviewed items for face validity and missing items. We used surveys, interviews and expert review for item reduction and phrasing. For reliability assessment and feedback, we tested the PANELVIEW tool in 8 international guideline groups.
resultsWe surveyed 62 members from 13 guideline panels, contacted 19 organizations and reviewed 20 source documents to generate items. Fifty-three additional key informants provided feedback about phrasing of the items and response options. We reduced the number of items from 95 to 34 across domains that included administration, training, conflict of interest, group dynamics, chairing, evidence synthesis, formulating recommendations and publication. The tool takes about 10 minutes to complete and showed acceptable measurement properties.
interpretationThe PANELVIEW instrument fills a gap by enabling guideline organizations to involve clinicians, patients and other participants in evaluating their guideline processes. The tool can inform quality improvement of existing or new guideline programs, focusing on insight into and transparency of the guideline development process, methods and outcomes.
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Outcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicFeedbackHumansReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and Questionnaires
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