Table 4

Domain scores and overall assessment of the guidelines

Appraisal of Guidelines Research and Evaluation domain
EULAR [6]
Ottawa Panel [11]
ICSI [9]
CCC [8]
AAOS [10]
Schnitzer/ACR [7]

Scope/purpose (%)
56
67
78
44
56
56
Stakeholder involvement (%)
8
58
33
50
25
8
Rigour of development (%)
62
62
24
52
33
29
Clarity/presentation (%)
67
58
83
67
50
17
Applicability (%)
0
11
33
33
0
11
Editorial independence (%)
33
33
50
100
0
50
Overall quality assessment of the guideline
Recommended
Recommended
Recommended
Recommended
Not recommended
Not recommended

AAOS, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; ACR, American College of Rheumatology; CCC, Canadian Consensus Conference; EULAR, European League Against Rheumatism; ICSI, Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement.

Poitras et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007 9:R126   doi:10.1186/ar2339