Table 2 The guideline-updating process (n = 36)a
From: The updating of clinical practice guidelines: insights from an international survey
n | (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Number of guidelines checked | ||
> 5 per year | 16 | (44.4) |
Variable | 10 | (27.8) |
3-5 per year | 6 | (16.7) |
< 3 per year | 4 | (11.1) |
Number of guidelines updated | ||
Unknown | 14 | (38.9) |
≤ 5 per year | 11 | (30.6) |
> 5 per year | 7 | (19.4) |
Variable | 4 | (11.1) |
Time frame to check updating | ||
3-5 years | 22 | (61.1) |
< 3 years | 11 | (30.6) |
Variable | 3 | (8.3) |
Formal procedure to update guidelines | ||
Yes | 31 | (86.1) |
No | 5 | (13.9) |
Formal procedure to inform about guidelines being out of date | ||
Yes | 19 | (52.8) |
No | 17 | (47.2) |
Formal method to decide update section or full guideline | ||
No | 23 | (63.9) |
Yes | 11 | (30.6) |
Unknown | 2 | (5.6) |
Pilot testing of updating process | ||
No | 24 | (66.7) |
Yes | 9 | (25.0) |
Unknown | 3 | (8.3) |
Rigor of the updating process | ||
Could certainly be more rigorous | 13 | (36.1) |
Moderately rigorous | 13 | (36.1) |
Very rigorous | 10 | (27.8) |