Hi Jon, We (GuíaSalud, Spain) collect a "Clinical Guidelines Bibliography" where I think you could find some useful articles, for example: / //The applicability of grading systems for guidelines.// //Baker A, Potter J, Young K, Madan I.// //J Eval Clin Pract. 2011 Aug;17(4):758-62./ You can find other articles related with GRADE system: http://portal.guiasalud.es/web/guest/tema-grade Also, articles and other topics related to clinical guidelines: http://portal.guiasalud.es/web/guest/temas Other links that could be for your interest: * Bibliography: http://portal.guiasalud.es/web/guest/bibliografia-especializada-gpc * GuíaSalud (English) http://portal.guiasalud.es/web/guest/english We have included some of the articles that other colleagues have mention in previous emails, Thank you all, Kind Regards, Firma ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Sofía Arguis Molina* Técnico en Documentación y Sistemas de Información Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (IACS) Secretaría de GuíaSalud - Biblioteca de Guías de Práctica Clínica Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Aragón (CIBA) Avda. 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[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.iacs.aragon.es www.guiasalud.es El 23/10/2014 0:31, Zachary Munn escribió: > > Hi Jon, > > Many of the documents developed by the GRADE Working group > http://www.gradeworkinggroup.org/ and the DECIDE consortium > http://www.decide-collaboration.eu/ will be useful here. > > Some other useful references in addition to those sent on by Carlos: > > Systems for grading the quality of evidence and the strength of > recommendations I: critical appraisal of existing approaches The GRADE > Working Group. > > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15615589 > > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15788089 > > FORM: an Australian method for formulating and grading recommendations > in evidence-based clinical guidelines. > > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21356039 > > Letters, numbers, symbols and words: how to communicate grades of > evidence and recommendations. > > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14517128 > > How "should" we write guideline recommendations? Interpretation of > deontic terminology in clinical practice guidelines: survey of the > health services community. > > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20702437 > > Our grading system is available at the following link: > http://joannabriggs.org/jbi-approach.html#tabbed-nav=Levels-of-Evidence > > If you do find a good overview regarding how end users use these > systems it would be great if you could share this with the group. > > Kind Regards, > > Zac > > Dr Zachary Munn > > Acting Director, Synthesis Science > > Acting Editor-In-Chief, JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and > Implementation Reports > > The Joanna Briggs Institute > School of Translational Health Science > The University of Adelaide > > T: +61 8 8313 0124 | F: +61 8 8313 4881 > W: www.joannabriggs.org <http://www.joannabriggs.org/> | > www.adelaide.edu.au <http://www.adelaide.edu.au/> > > /The Joanna Briggs Institute specialises in working with organisations > to conduct systematic reviews, scoping reviews and rapid reviews of > all types of evidence; in delivering education and training in > evidence-based healthcare; and in running large scale implementation > projects based on the best available evidence. 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For the > purposes of the SPAM Act 2003, this email is authorised by The > University of Adelaide. > > *From:*Evidence based health (EBH) > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Carlos A. > Cuello Garcia > *Sent:* Thursday, 23 October 2014 2:12 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: Evidence Grading > > Hi Jon, > > Here are some works (sorry for the auto-citation) > > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21596725 <-- in the references > you could find other sources of information > > http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0055067 > > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24423078 > > best > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 7:13 AM, Jon Brassey > <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> > wrote: > > Hi All, > > I'm starting to look at evidence grading systems and was wondering if > anyone can recommend: > > * A good overview of the different systems, preferably with > the strengths and weaknesses of each approach. > > * Any research that looks at how end users use (or not use) the > grading systems. Ultimately, do they have much of an impact! > > Thanks in advance. > > jon > > > > -- > > Carlos A. Cuello-García, MD, PhD(c) > HRM· Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics > McMaster University Health Sciences Centre Room 2C14 > 1280 Main Street West > Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1 Canada > ✆: +1 (905) 525-9140 x22332 > > Skype: dr.carlos.cuello · Twitter <https://twitter.com/CharlieNeck> · > Linkedin <http://www.linkedin.com/in/drcuello> >