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Table 3 Generic standards of trustworthiness for guidelines and recommendations

Institute of Medicine, 2011[10]

Guidelines International Network, 2012[11]

1. Establishing transparency; 2. Management of conflicts of interest; 3. Guideline development group composition: multidisciplinary group, methodologist involvement, patient and public perspectives; 4. Clinical practice guideline – systematic review intersection/ use of systematic review evidence; 5. Evidence foundations for and rating strength of recommendations; 6. Specific and unambiguous articulation of recommendations; 7. External review; and 8. Updating

1. Composition of guideline development group; 2. Decision-making process; 3. Conflicts of interest; 4. Scope of a guideline; 5. Methods; 6. Evidence reviews; 7. Guideline recommendations; 8. Rating of evidence and recommendations; 9. Peer review and stakeholder consultations; 10. Guideline expiration and updating; and 11. Financial support and sponsoring organization”