Methodological Tools
Systematic Reviews
- Institute of Medicine Standards for Systematic Reviews
- Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews
- Centre for Reviews and Dissemination Handbook, University of York
- Sample data extraction sheet for recording important information from selected studies
- Sample outcomes rating sheet for determining the relative importance of clinical outcomes
- Reference management software
- RevMan – a tool for performing meta-analyses
- AMSTAR Checklist – a tool for determining the quality of a systematic review
- PRISMA Statement – a guide for reporting systematic reviews
Guideline Development Methodological Tools
- Institute of Medicine Standards for Trustworthy Guidelines
- The GRADE approach to rating the quality of evidence, formulating recommendations, and rating the strength of recommendations
- AGREE II Instrument – a tool for determining the quality of a clinical practice guideline
- Guideline Development Tool (GDT) – software to facilitate the guideline process and creation of evidence profiles for guideline panels
Selected References
- Journal of Clinical Epidemiology series on guideline development, 2011-13
- ATS/ERS series on guideline development, 2012
- British Medical Journal (BMJ) series on guideline development, 2008
- World Health Organization (WHO) series on guideline development, 2006
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines manual
- Article on consensus development methods
