title: Ethical issues in the development and use of guidelines for clinical practice.
abstract: In order to serve the purposes expected of them, practice guidelines must be more than summaries of available research; they must also challenge the values that are implicit in the way practice questions have been framed and outcomes have been chosen. The IOM has defined desirable attributes of practice guidelines, focused on the characteristics of measurement and implementation. It is also desirable for guidelines to meet certain ethical criteria.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Redman
mesh_terms: D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003376:Counseling; D030881:Disclosure; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000628:therapy; D033282:Parental Consent; D009272:Persons; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D040841:Resource Allocation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012945:Social Values; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D035501:Uncertainty; D014481:United States; D016270:United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; D035862:Vulnerable Populations