Xiaoqin Wang1,2,3, Yaolong Chen2,3, Elie A Akl4, Ružica Tokalić5, Ana Marušić5, Amir Qaseem6, Yngve Falck-Ytter7, Myeong Soo Lee8, Madelin Siedler9, Sarah L Barber10, Mingming Zhang11, Edwin S Y Chan12,13, Janne Estill14,15, Joey S W Kwong16, Akiko Okumura17, Qi Zhou2,3, Kehu Yang18,19, Susan L Norris20. 1. Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4 K1, Canada. 2. Evidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China. 3. WHO Collaborating Center for Guideline Implementation and Knowledge Translation, Lanzhou, 730000, China. 4. Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. 5. Department of Research in Biomedicine and Health, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia. 6. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 7. Division of Internal Medicine, Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. 8. Clinical Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, 34054, Republic of Korea. 9. Division of Physical Education and Exercise Science, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. 10. World Health Organization Centre for Health Development, Kobe, 651-0073, Japan. 11. Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China. 12. Cochrane Singapore, Singapore Clinical Research Institute, Consortium for Clinical Research & Innovation Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. 13. Centre for Quantitative Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore. 14. Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. 15. Mathematical Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. 16. United Nations Population Fund Asia and the Pacific Regional Office, Bangkok, Thailand. 17. Medical Information Network Distribution Service (MINDS) Guideline Centre, Tokyo, Japan. 18. Evidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China. kehuyangebm2006@126.com. 19. WHO Collaborating Center for Guideline Implementation and Knowledge Translation, Lanzhou, 730000, China. kehuyangebm2006@126.com. 20. Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Public or patient versions of guidelines (PVGs) are derivative documents that "translate" recommendations and their rationale from clinical guidelines for health professionals into a more easily understandable and usable format for patients and the public. PVGs from different groups and organizations vary considerably in terms of quality of their reporting. In order to address this issue, we aimed to develop a reporting checklist for developers of PVGs and other potential users. METHODS: First, we collected a list of potential items through reviewing a sample of PVGs, existing guidance for developing and reporting PVGs or other similar evidence-based patient tools, as well as qualitative studies on original studies of patients' needs about the content and/or reporting of information in PVGs or similar evidence-based patient tools. Second, we conducted a two-round Delphi consultation to determine the level of consensus on the items to be included in the final reporting checklist. Third, we invited two external reviewers to provide comments on the checklist. RESULTS: We generated the initial list of 45 reporting items based on a review of a sample of 30 PVGs, four PVG guidance documents, and 46 relevant studies. After the two-round Delphi consultation, we formed a checklist of 17 items grouped under 12 topics for reporting PVGs. CONCLUSION: The RIGHT-PVG reporting checklist provides an international consensus on the important criteria for reporting PVGs.
BACKGROUND: Public or patient versions of guidelines (PVGs) are derivative documents that "translate" recommendations and their rationale from clinical guidelines for health professionals into a more easily understandable and usable format for patients and the public. PVGs from different groups and organizations vary considerably in terms of quality of their reporting. In order to address this issue, we aimed to develop a reporting checklist for developers of PVGs and other potential users. METHODS: First, we collected a list of potential items through reviewing a sample of PVGs, existing guidance for developing and reporting PVGs or other similar evidence-based patient tools, as well as qualitative studies on original studies of patients' needs about the content and/or reporting of information in PVGs or similar evidence-based patient tools. Second, we conducted a two-round Delphi consultation to determine the level of consensus on the items to be included in the final reporting checklist. Third, we invited two external reviewers to provide comments on the checklist. RESULTS: We generated the initial list of 45 reporting items based on a review of a sample of 30 PVGs, four PVG guidance documents, and 46 relevant studies. After the two-round Delphi consultation, we formed a checklist of 17 items grouped under 12 topics for reporting PVGs. CONCLUSION: The RIGHT-PVG reporting checklist provides an international consensus on the important criteria for reporting PVGs.
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Guideline; Public or patient version of guidelines (PVG); Reporting checklist; Reporting quality
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