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Table 5 Common framework of the guideline topics prioritization criteria and their respective domains

From: Prioritization approaches in the development of health practice guidelines: a systematic review

Items

Disease-related factors

Interest

Practice

Guideline development

Potential impact of the intervention

Implementation considerations

Health burden

Economic burden

Burden on healthcare system

Equity relevance

Urgency

Health professional level

Consumer level

National level

Practice variation

Uncertainty or controversy about best practice

Absence of guidance

Unsatisfactory guidance

Availability of evidence

Potential for changing existing guidance

Impact on health outcomes

Economic impact

Impact on the healthcare system

Impact on equity/access

Feasibility of intervention implementation

Availability of resources

Paper

% papers reporting the criterion

100

50

30

50

10

40

40

20

80

40

50

50

50

50

70

50

40

20

40

30

Battista, 1995 [12]

           

 

    

Field, 1995 [13]

      

     

    

McClarey, 1999 [14]

 

 

  

 

 

   

Oxman, 2006 [15]

          

 

  

 

Ketola, 2007 [16]

  

 

   

   

Reveiz, 2010 [17]

 

 

Atkins, 2012 [18]

   

 

 

 

  

Schünemann, 2014 [8]

      

 

      

Reddy, 2014 [19]

  

    

  

      

Mounesan, 2016 [20]