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Table 1 Information extracted relating to guideline selection and extraction of recommendations

From: Methods for the guideline-based development of quality indicators--a systematic review

Guideline selection

Extraction of recommendations

Were QIs developed from

• one guideline,

• more than one guideline, or

• guidelines and other sources?

Were

• all recommendations or

• a selection of recommendations extracted?

Which criteria for guideline selection were reported?

If not all recommendations were extracted, which criteria were reported for their selection?

Did the authors report a critical appraisal of selected guidelines?

Who did extraction recommendations?

Were the selected guidelines listed in the publication?

Which criteria were reported for the selection of persons involved in recommendation extraction?

Who selected the guidelines?

Were the extracted recommendations reported in the publication or additional files available to the reader?

Which criteria were reported for the selection of persons involved in guideline selection?

Did the authors report sources/levels of evidence of the extracted recommendations?

  1. QI = quality indicator