Evaluation of existing CPGs for rare cancer subtypes
Appraisal Tool
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Assess the accessibility of existing CPGs (online and printed versions) and the degree of updating of CPGs
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Assess the validation process of guidelines and the contribution of partners
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Score the CPGs according to available quality criteria
Appraisal Tool: Mix Methods
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Using of Cluzeau instrument with 19 sample questions (Evaluation Criteria)
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Using of the international Centre for Allied Health Evidence (iCAHE) instrument for scoring (binary scored instrument) => appraisal score calculation
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Multiple choice answer, mostly the “yes/no” score
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=>Yes=1; No=0
537 guidelines produced by different medical databases and European cancer societies were identified and collected. Documents that did not contain recommendations and/or evidence based clinical practice were exclude, so 257 guidelines fulfilled the inclusion criteria. After the screening process 48% of the collected guidelines were included in the quality evaluation.
Guidelines collected
Work Package 6