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Methods underpinning national clinical guidelines for hypertension: describing the evidence shortfall

Campbell, F; Dickinson, HO; Cook, JV; Beyer, FR; Eccles, M; Mason, JM

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Authors

F Campbell

HO Dickinson

JV Cook

FR Beyer

M Eccles

JM Mason



Abstract

Background: To be useful, clinical practice guidelines need to be evidence based; otherwise they will not achieve the validity, reliability and credibility required for implementation. Methods: This paper compares the methods used in gathering, analysing and linking of evidence to guideline recommendations in ten current hypertension guidelines. Results: It found several guidelines had failed to implement methods of searching for the relevant literature, critical analysis and linking to recommendations that minimise the risk of bias in the interpretation of research evidence. The more rigorous guidelines showed discrepancies in recommendations and grading that reflected different approaches to the use of evidence in guideline development. Conclusion: Clinical practice guidelines as a methodology are clearly still an evolving health care technology.

Citation

Campbell, F., Dickinson, H., Cook, J., Beyer, F., Eccles, M., & Mason, J. (2006). Methods underpinning national clinical guidelines for hypertension: describing the evidence shortfall. BMC Health Services Research, 6, Article 47. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-6-47

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Apr 1, 2006
Deposit Date May 21, 2012
Publicly Available Date May 29, 2012
Journal BMC Health Services Research
Publisher BioMed Central
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 6
Article Number 47
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-6-47

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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.




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