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Table 6 Proposed types of stakeholders to involve in prioritizing guideline topics and the method for their involvement

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

Paper

Number

Involvement method

Type

Battista, 1995 [12]

Not reported

Not reported

• Members of guideline developing organizations

• Potential end users

• Patient representatives

• Public

Field, 1995 [13]

Not reported

Delphi or Delphi-like techniques

• Experts

• Potential end users (clinicians or patient representatives)

McClarey, 1999 [14]

Not reported

Not reported

• Professional guideline groups

• Health care professionals

• Patient representatives

Oxman, 2006 [15]

Not reported

Delphi technique

• Experts

• Potential end users

• Public

• Others

Ketola, 2007 [16]

Not reported

Not reported

• Specialist society

• Board members of guideline developing organization

Reveiz, 2010 [17]

> 12

Workshop, consensus meeting

• Experts

• External guideline developers

• Methodologist

• End users

Atkins, 2012 [18]

Not reported

Not reported

• Clinicians

• Professional organizations

• Policymakers

• Payers (e.g., health plans)

• Government bodies

• Quality organizations

• Patient representatives

Schünemann, 2014 [8]

Not Reported

Not reported

• Clinicians

• Professional societies

• Policymakers

• Payers

• Public

Reddy, 2014 [19]

Not Reported

Not reported

Not reported

Mounesan, 2016 [20]

Range (5–15)

Face-to-face meeting

• Experienced family physicians

• Management representatives