Data Entry: Please note that the research database will be replaced by UNIverse by the end of October 2023. Please enter your data into the system https://universe-intern.unibas.ch. Thanks

Login for users with Unibas email account...

Login for registered users without Unibas email account...

 
A case for clarity, consistency, and helpfulness : state-of-the-art clinical practice guidelines in endocrinology using the grading of recommendations, assessment, development, and evaluation system
JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift)
 
ID 1193317
Author(s) Swiglo, Brian A; Murad, M H; Schünemann, Holger J; Kunz, Regina; Vigersky, Robert A; Guyatt, Gordon H; Montori, Victor M
Author(s) at UniBasel Kunz, Regina
Year 2008
Title A case for clarity, consistency, and helpfulness : state-of-the-art clinical practice guidelines in endocrinology using the grading of recommendations, assessment, development, and evaluation system
Journal Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Volume 93
Number 3
Pages / Article-Number 666-73
Abstract CONTEXT: The Endocrine Society, and a growing number of other organizations, have adopted the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system to develop clinical practice guidelines and grade the strength of recommendations and the quality of the evidence. Despite the use of GRADE in several of The Endocrine Society's clinical practice guidelines, endocrinologists have not had access to a context-specific discussion of this system and its merits. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: The authors are involved in the development of the GRADE standard and its application to The Endocrine Society clinical practice guidelines. Examples were extracted from these guidelines to illustrate how this grading system enhances the quality of practice guidelines. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: We summarized and described the components of the GRADE system, and discussed the features of GRADE that help bring clarity and consistency to guideline documents, making them more helpful to practicing clinicians and their patients with endocrine disorders. CONCLUSIONS: GRADE describes the quality of the evidence using four levels: very low, low, moderate, and high quality. Recommendations can be either strong ("we recommend") or weak ("we suggest"), and this strength reflects the confidence that guideline panel members have that patients who receive recommended care will be better off. The separation of the quality of the evidence from the strength of the recommendation recognizes the role that values and preferences, as well as clinical and social circumstances, play in formulating practice recommendations.
Publisher Thomas
ISSN/ISBN 0021-972X
edoc-URL http://edoc.unibas.ch/dok/A6003560
Full Text on edoc Available
Digital Object Identifier DOI 10.1210/jc.2007-1907
PubMed ID http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18171699
ISI-Number WOS:000253822700004
Document type (ISI) Review
 
   

MCSS v5.8 PRO. 0.329 sec, queries - 0.000 sec ©Universität Basel  |  Impressum   |    
28/03/2024