Use of GRADE in Australian clinical practice guidelines: a methodological review protocol

Mafalda M Dias; Zachary Munn; Kylie Porritt; Catalin Tufanaru; Cindy Stern; Edoardo Aromataris; Rick Wiechula; Sue Brennan; Holger Schünemann

doi:10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003923

Use of GRADE in Australian clinical practice guidelines: a methodological review protocol

JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2018 Nov;16(11):2092-2096. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003923.

Authors

Mafalda M Dias¹, Zachary Munn¹, Kylie Porritt¹, Catalin Tufanaru¹, Cindy Stern¹, Edoardo Aromataris¹, Rick Wiechula^{2

3}, Sue Brennan⁴, Holger Schünemann⁵

Affiliations

¹ Joanna Briggs Institute and Adelaide GRADE Centre, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
² Adelaide Nursing School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
³ The Centre for Evidence-based Practice South Australia (CEPSA): a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence.
⁴ Cochrane Australia and Melbourne GRADE Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
⁵ Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Cochrane Canada, and McMaster GRADE Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

PMID: 30439744
DOI: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003923

Abstract

The purpose of this methodological review is to determine whether and to what extent GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation) methodology has been and is currently being used in Australian clinical practice guidelines.

MeSH terms

Australia
Humans
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Process Assessment, Health Care / methods*
Research Design
Review Literature as Topic