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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Usefulness of Cochrane Reviews in Clinical Guideline Development-A Survey of 585 Recommendations.

Christoffer Bruun Korfitsen, Marie-Louise Kirkegaard Mikkelsen, Anja Ussing, Karen Christina Walker, Jeanett Friis Rohde, Henning Keinke Andersen, Simon Tarp, Mina Nicole Händel

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Christoffer Bruun KorfitsenThe Danish Health Authority, Islands Brygge 67, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-2159-7662
Marie-Louise Kirkegaard MikkelsenThe Danish Health Authority, Islands Brygge 67, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-4921-6593
Anja UssingThe Danish Health Authority, Islands Brygge 67, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Karen Christina WalkerThe Danish Health Authority, Islands Brygge 67, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jeanett Friis RohdeThe Danish Health Authority, Islands Brygge 67, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-9300-9009
Henning Keinke AndersenThe Danish Health Authority, Islands Brygge 67, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Simon TarpThe Danish Health Authority, Islands Brygge 67, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mina Nicole HändelThe Danish Health Authority, Islands Brygge 67, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-8256-8756

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Danish Health Authority develops clinical practice guidelines to support clinical decision-making based on the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system and prioritizes using Cochrane reviews. The objective of this study was to explore the usefulness of Cochrane reviews as a source of evidence in the development of clinical recommendations. Evidence-based recommendations in guidelines published by the Danish Health Authority between 2014 and 2021 were reviewed. For each recommendation, it was noted if and how Cochrane reviews were utilized. In total, 374 evidence-based recommendations and 211 expert consensus recommendations were published between 2014 and 2021. Of the 374 evidence-based recommendations, 106 included evidence from Cochrane reviews. In 28 recommendations, all critical and important outcomes included evidence from Cochrane reviews. In 36 recommendations, a minimum of all critical outcomes included evidence from Cochrane reviews, but not all important outcomes. In 33 recommendations, some but not all critical outcomes included evidence from Cochrane reviews. Finally, in nine recommendations, some of the important outcomes included evidence from Cochrane reviews. In almost one-third of the evidence-based recommendations, Cochrane reviews were used to inform clinical recommendations. This evaluation should inform future evaluations of Cochrane review uptake in clinical practice guidelines concerning outcomes important for clinical decision-making.

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clinical practice guidelineCochranecore outcome setGRADEsystematic review

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PMID35055507
PMCPMC8775999

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