Ā | AHA women 2014a [34] | AHA stroke and TIA 2014b [35] | AHA ischemic 2013c [36] | NICE 2013d [32] | NZGG 2010e [33] | SASS 2010f [31] |
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1. Availability | ||||||
Ā Is the guideline readily available in full text? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ā Does the guideline provide a complete reference list? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ā Does the guideline provide a summary of its recommendations? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2. Date | ||||||
Ā Is there a date of completion available? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ā Does the guideline provide an anticipated review date? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ā Does the guideline provide dates for when literature was included? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
3. Underlying evidence | ||||||
Ā Does the guideline provide an outline of the strategy they used to find underlying evidence? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Ā Does the guideline use a hierarchy to rank the quality of the underlying evidence? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ā Does the guideline appraise the quality of the evidence which underpins its recommendations? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Ā Does the guideline link the hierarchy and quality of underlying evidence to each recommendation? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
4. Guideline developers | ||||||
Ā Are the developers of the guideline clearly stated? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ā Does the qualifications and expertise of the guideline developer(s) link with the purpose of the guideline and its end users? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
5. Guideline purpose and users | ||||||
Ā Are the purpose and target users of the guideline stated? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
6. Ease of use | ||||||
Ā Is the guideline readable and easy to navigate? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total score | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 |