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TableĀ 4 Quality scores of the stroke rehabilitation clinical practice guidelines using the International Centre for Allied Health Evidence (iCAHE) Guideline Quality Checklist [15]

From: Updating contextualized clinical practice guidelines on stroke rehabilitation and low back pain management using a novel assessment framework that standardizes decisions

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AHA women 2014a [34]

AHA stroke and TIA 2014b [35]

AHA ischemic 2013c [36]

NICE 2013d [32]

NZGG 2010e [33]

SASS 2010f [31]

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

  1. a AHA women 2014: [34]
  2. b AHA stroke and TIA 2014: [35]
  3. c AHA ischemic 2013: [36]
  4. d NICE 2013: [32]
  5. e NZGG 2010: [33]
  6. f SASS 2010: [31]