Table 3 The guideline-updating process by numbers of years developing guidelines (n = 36)a
From: The updating of clinical practice guidelines: insights from an international survey
Numbers of years developing guidelines | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤ 10 years | > 10 years | ||||||
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | p b | |
Formal procedure to update guidelines | |||||||
Yes | 9 | (69.2) | 22 | (95.7) | 31 | (86.1) | .047 |
No | 4 | (30.8) | 1 | (4.3) | 5 | (13.9) | |
Time frame to check updating | |||||||
3-5 years | 7 | (53.8) | 15 | (65.2) | 22 | (61.1) | .094 |
< 3 years | 3 | (23.1) | 8 | (34.8) | 11 | (30.6) | |
Varies | 3 | (23.1) | -- | 3 | (8.3) | ||
Rigor of the updating process | |||||||
Could certainly be more rigorous | 8 | (61.5) | 5 | (21.7) | 13 | (36.1) | .039 |
Moderately rigorous | 4 | (30.8) | 9 | (39.1) | 13 | (36.1) | |
Very rigorous | 1 | (7.7) | 9 | (39.1) | 10 | (27.8) | |