Table 3.

Standardized AGREE Domain Scores for the Appraised Documents

Domain
Document No.aScope and PurposeStakeholder InvolvementRigor of DevelopmentClarity and PresentationApplicabilityEditorial Independence
AGREE = Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation.
a See Table 2 for details on each document.
Notes: Domain scores are mean percentage score of the 2 reviewers calculated according to the AGREE scoring system, wherein possible scores range from 0% to 100%.24 The higher the percentage, the higher the quality of the guideline for that AGREE domain.
910042291001117
11100543383642
1948321756142
489212183228
68917571617
28938244600
5836712582233
37821579110
7788075042
872922942440
1050420712825