Table 1 Characteristics of included studies*
From: Strategies for monitoring and updating clinical practice guidelines: a systematic review
Author and year | Institution or guideline program (country) | Objective | Design | Sample | Health topic | Time to update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shekelle 2001[3] | AHRQ (USA) | Evaluating if out of date | One strategy | 17 CPGs | Several topics | 4-8 years |
Bosquet 2003[9]‡ | FNCLCC (France) | Evaluating if out of date | One strategy | 1 CPG | PET scanning in cancer | NS |
Gartlehner 2004[7] | RTI-UNC EPC, USPSTF, AHRQ (USA) | Evaluating if out of date | Two strategies | 6 topics | Prevention topics | 6 years |
Nunes 2009[15]ठ| NCGC, NICE (UK) | Evaluating if out of date | One strategy | 1 CPG | Obesity | 3 years |
Eccles 2002[10] | North of England Evidence Based Guideline Development Programme (UK) | Updating | Two strategies (development vs updating) | 2 CPGs | Angina and asthma in adults | 4-5 years |
Newton 2006[14]ठ| AHTA (Australia) | Updating (updating by adapting) | One strategy | 1 CPG | Posttraumatic stress disorder | 1-3 years |
Parmelli 2010[16] | ERHCA (Italy) | Updating | Two strategies (development vs updating) | 15 recommendations | Anticancer drugs for breast, colorectal and lung cancer | 3 years |
Johnston 2003[8] | CCOPGI (Canada) | Continuously monitoring and updating | One strategy | 20 CPGs | Cancer | NS |