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Table 1 Characteristics of institutions and handbooks

From: Guidance for updating clinical practice guidelines: a systematic review of methodological handbooks

Institution characteristics

 

n

(%)

Continent

  

  Europe

17

48.6

  North America

12

34.3

  Oceania

4

11.4

  International

2

5.7

Type of organization

  

  Public institution

20

57.1

  Scientific society

9

25.7

  Private organism

3

8.6

  Other (Federal institute, NGO)

3

8.6

Number of years developing guidelines

  

  ≤10 years

10

28.6

  10 – 20 years

19

54.3

  >20 years

6

17.1

Number of guidelines published

  

  ≤5 per year

22

62.9

  >5 per year

8

22.9

  Unknown

5

14.3

Handbook characteristics

Type of handbook

  

  Development CPG handbook

34

97.1

  Update CPG handbook

1

2.9

Publication date

  

  Before the year 2004

8

22.9

  Between 2005 – 2010

14

40.0

  Between 2011 – 2013

8

22.9

  Unknown

5

14.3