CPG selection and collected variables
Two team members (LEC, GTF) extracted in duplicate the CPGs
characteristics, disagreements were solved by discussion. Recorded
variables were: Year of publication, type of CPG (Full Update/Partial
Update), librarian involvement, number of questions, adaptation
strategy, type of studies included (International Guideline,
Non-Cochrane and Cochrane Systematic Reviews), quality assessment for
GCPs and Systematic Reviews, number of articles obtained by the search
strategy, the use of GRADE approach, adherence to the GRADE framework,
recommendations systems, type of recommendations, number of
recommendations and good clinical practice statements.