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de Melo AKG, Caparroz ALMA, de Abreu MM, Azevedo DC, Hoff LS, Kowalski SC, Torres TM, Barros SM, Ferreira GA, Montecielo OA, Xavier RM, Trevisani VFM. Brazilian society of rheumatology methodological guide for the development of evidence-based clinical guidelines in rheumatology. Adv Rheumatol 2023; 63:12. [PMID: 36922853 DOI: 10.1186/s42358-023-00293-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/05/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Clinical practice guidelines (CPG) are developed to align standards of health care around the world, aiming to reduce the incidence of misconducts and enabling more effective use of health resources. Considering the complexity, cost, and time involved in formulating CPG, strategies should be used to facilitate and guide authors through each step of this process. The main objective of this document is to present a methodological guide prepared by the Epidemiology Committee of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology for the elaboration of CPG in rheumatology. Through an extensive review of the literature, this study compiles the main practical recommendations regarding the following steps of CPG drafting: distribution of working groups, development of the research question, search, identification and selection of relevant studies, evidence synthesis and quality assessment of the body of evidence, the Delphi methodology for consensus achievement, presentation and dissemination of the recommendations, CPG quality assessment and updating. This methodological guide serves as an important tool for rheumatologists to develop reliable and high-quality CPG, standardizing clinical practices worldwide.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ana Karla Guedes de Melo
- Hospital Universitário Lauro Wanderley, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.,Evidence-Based Health Program, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Evidence-Based Health Program, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. .,Hospital de Base, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Rio Preto St, 3258 - Vila Redentora, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, 15015-760, Brazil.
| | - Mirhelen Mendes de Abreu
- Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Universidade Potiguar, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.,Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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