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Table 4 Coverage of the AGREE-HS concepts in 3 HSG documents

From: Health system guidance appraisal—concept evaluation and usability testing

Concept

HSG Document X**

HSG document Y**

HSG document Z**

Yes (%)

No (%)

Yes (%)

No (%)

Yes (%)

No (%)

1. Priority

88

12

100

0

100

0

2. Relevant

88

12

100

0

100

0

3. Timely

88

12

90

10

88

12

4. Comprehensive

37

63

70

30

75

25

5. Systematic

88

12

100

0

75

25

6. Transparent

88

12

90

10

12

88

7. Evidence-based

88

12

100

0

25

75

8. Participatory

88

12

90

10

25

75

9. Ethical

37

63

70

30

75

25

10. Outcomes oriented

37

63

60

40

75

25

11. Interests managed

100

0

80

20

0

100

12. Clearly presented

100

0

100

0

75

25

13. Up-to-date

100

0

90

10

75

25

14. Defined problem

100

0

100

0

100

0

15. Operational options

75

25

70

30

88

12

16. Effectiveness

88

12

70

30

12

88

17. Resources

25

75

30

70

88

12

18. Cost-effectiveness

12

88

30

70

63

37

19. Benefits/harm weighting

88

12

70

30

88

12

20. Dissemination plan

75

25

80

20

25

75

21. Assessment plan

25

75

10

90

63

37

22. Updating plan

63

37

70

30

0

100

23. Feasible

37

63

90

10

100

0

24. Affordable

75

25

70

30

63

37

25. Flexible

88

12

80

20

75

25

26. Socio-cultural alignment

75

25

80

20

75

25

27. Political alignment

100

0

70

30

88

12

28. External alignment

50

50

40

60

12

88

29. Transferable

75

25

80

20

25

75

30. Sustainable

75

25

30

70

88

12

Overall mean %

72

28

74

26

62

38

  1. **The object of analysis was not the HSG, so we have denoted them here simply as HSG document X, Y & Z