Representation of published core outcome sets in practice guidelines

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Beitragende

  • Sarah Rhodes - , University of Manchester (Autor:in)
  • Susanna Dodd - , University of Liverpool (UOL) (Autor:in)
  • Stefanie Deckert - , Zentrum für evidenzbasierte Gesundheitsversorgung, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Lenny Vasanthan - , University of Melbourne, Christian Medical College (Autor:in)
  • Ruijin Qiu - , Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (Autor:in)
  • Jeanett Friis Rohde - , Universität Kopenhagen (Autor:in)
  • Ivan D. Florez - , Universidad de Antioquia, McMaster University, Clínica Las Américas (Autor:in)
  • Jochen Schmitt - , Zentrum für evidenzbasierte Gesundheitsversorgung, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Robby Nieuwlaat - , McMaster University (Autor:in)
  • Jamie Kirkham - , University of Manchester (Autor:in)
  • Paula R. Williamson - , University of Liverpool (UOL) (Autor:in)

Abstract

Objectives: A core outcome set (COS) is an agreed standardized set of outcomes that should be measured and reported, as a minimum, in specific areas of health or health care. A COS is developed through a consensus process to ensure health care outcomes to be measured are relevant to decision-makers, including patients and health-care professionals. Use of COS in guideline development is likely to increase the relevance of the guideline to those decision-makers. Previous work has looked at the uptake of COS in trials, systematic reviews, health technology assessments and regulatory guidance but to date there has been no evaluation of the use of COS in practice guideline development. The objective of this study was to investigate the representation of core outcomes in a set of international practice guidelines. Study Design and Setting: We searched for clinical guidelines relevant to ten high-quality COS (with focus on the United Kingdom, Germany, China, India, Canada, Denmark, United States and World Health Organisation). We matched scope between COS and guideline in terms of condition, population and outcome. We calculated the proportion of guidelines mentioning or referencing COS and the proportion of COS domains specifically, or generally, matching to outcomes specified in each guideline populations, interventions, comparators and outcome (PICO) statement. Results: We found 38 guidelines that contained 170 PICO statements matching the scope of the ten COS and of sufficient quality to allow data extraction. None of the guidelines reviewed explicitly mentioned or referenced the relevant COS. The median (range) of the proportion of core outcomes covered either specifically or generally by the guideline PICO was 30% (0%–100%). Conclusion: There is no evidence that COS are being used routinely to inform the guideline development process, and concordance between outcomes in published guidelines and those in COS is limited. Further work is warranted to explore barriers and facilitators in the use of COS when developing clinical guidelines.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer111311
FachzeitschriftJournal of clinical epidemiology
Jahrgang169
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Mai 2024
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 38423401

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Schlagwörter

  • COMET initiative, Clinical practice guidelines, Core outcome sets, Guideline development, Outcome measures, PICO, Outcome Assessment, Health Care/standards, Humans, Practice Guidelines as Topic/standards, Consensus