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Table 2 Content and operationalization of the assessment

From: Tools for assessing the content of guidelines are needed to enable their effective use – a systematic comparison

 

ADAPTE

AGREE II

GLIA

AMSTAR

INAHTA-checklist

Assessment of the medical definitions used in the guideline or systematic review of interest

Assessment of documentation

x

x

x

Assessment of content

Complete operationalization*

n. a.

n. a.

n. a.

n. a.

n. a.

Assessment of the unambiguity of content of the guideline recommendation or conclusion of the systematic review/HTA

Assessment of content

(x)‡,§

(x)

x

Complete operationalization

x

x

n. a.

n. a.

Assessment of outcomes considered

Assessment of documentation

(x)§,||

(x)||

x

Assessment of content – completeness

Assessment of content – patient relevance

x

Complete operationalization*

n. a.

n. a.

n. a.

n. a.

Assessment of the literature search

Assessment of documentation

x

x

x

x

Assessment of content – currency

x

Assessment of content – completeness

x

x

Assessment of content – plausibility

x

x

Complete operationalization*

-

n. a.

n. a.

n. a.

Assessment of study selection

Assessment of documentation

x

x

x

x

Assessment of content

x

x

x

 

Complete operationalization*

n. a.

n. a.

  1. *: Regarding the assessment of content-related aspects. An item is rated as n.a. if no assessment of content is provided by the tools.
  2. †: “Complete” also refers to the consideration of unpublished data.
  3. ‡: An assessment of the unambiguity of content of the totality of recommendations is made.
  4. §: The assessment is made within the context of the AGREE assessment as a component of the ADAPTE toolkit.
  5. ||: Only indirect assessment of the documentation of outcomes.
  6. Abbreviations: n. a.: not applicable.