Reliability and validity of the AGREE instrument used by physical therapists in assessment of clinical practice guidelines

Table 8 Correlation of domain scores with overall assessment of AGREE

Domain	Correlation with Overall Rating
Stakeholder Involvement	0.59
Scope and Purpose	0.52
Rigour of Development	0.64
Clarity and Presentation	0.62
Applicability	0.49
Editorial Independence	0.38

Kendall's Tau-b correlations were conducted between the mean rating of the over assessment of the CPG across all raters as compared to the mean of each Domain score. As hypothesized the correlation was highest with Rigour of development.