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SynthesisSystematic reviews2021

Reporting quality evaluation of the stroke clinical practice guidelines: a systematic review.

Shuya Lu, Xufei Luo, Xiaojia Ni, Haoxuan Li, Miaomiao Meng, Yefeng Cai, Yunlan Liu, Mengjuan Ren, Yanrui Sun, Yaolong Chen

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Synthesis in Systematic reviews, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Shuya Lu *School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China.
Xufei Luo *School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China.
Xiaojia NiGuangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Clinical School of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510120, People's Republic of China. grace1984325@126.com.
Haoxuan LiGuangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Clinical School of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510120, People's Republic of China.
Miaomiao MengGuangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Clinical School of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510120, People's Republic of China.
Yefeng CaiGuangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Clinical School of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510120, People's Republic of China.
Yunlan LiuSchool of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China.
Mengjuan RenSchool of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China.
Yanrui SunThe Second Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China.
Yaolong ChenSchool of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China. chenyaolong@vip.163.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo analyze the effectiveness and quality of stroke clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) published in recent years in order to guide future guideline developers to develop better guidelines.

participantsNo patient involved

methodPubMed, China Biology Medicine (CBM), Wanfang, CNKI, and CPG-relevant websites were searched from January 2015 to December 2019 by two researchers independently. The RIGHT (Reporting Items for Practice Guidelines in Healthcare) checklist was used to assess the reporting quality in terms of domains and items. Then, a subgroup analysis of the results was performed. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: RIGHT checklist reporting rate

resultsA total of 66 CPGs were included. Twice as many CPGs were published internationally as were published in China. More than half were updated. Most CPGs are published in journals, developed by societies or associations, and were evidence-based grading. The average reporting rate for all included CPGs was 47.6%. Basic information got the highest (71.7% ± 19.7%) reporting rate, while review and quality assurance got the lowest (22.0% ± 24.6%). Then, a cluster analysis between countries, publishing channels, and institutions was performed. There were no statistically significant differences in the reporting quality on the CPGs between publishing countries (China vs. international), publishing channels (journals vs. websites), and institutions (associations vs. non-associations).

conclusionsCurrent stroke CPGs reports are of low quality. We recommend that guideline developers improve the quality of reporting of key information and improve the management of conflicts of interest. We recommend that guideline developers consider the RIGHT checklist as an important tool for guideline development.

trial registrationhttps://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/PBWUX .

Indexed as

ChecklistStrokeChinaDelivery of Health CareHumansResearch ReportClinical practice guidelinesReport qualityRIGHTStroke

Identifiers

PMID34593016
PMCPMC8485553

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