title: [The Process of Developing Clinical Practice Guidelines: Example of the "2015 Taiwan Chronic Kidney Disease Clinical Guidelines"].
abstract: Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), representing the current best-practice guidelines and recommendations for care, are supported by systematic review and evidence-based research. CPGs provide an effective and efficient approach to caring for patients and improving quality of care. Recently, the National Health Insurance Administration and National Institutes of Health developed CPGs for major diseases in Taiwan. This paper introduces the process that was used to develop one of these CPGs, the Taiwan Chronic Kidney Disease Clinical Guidelines, which was published in 2015. Further, we introduce the general development of published nursing guidelines in Taiwan. These CPGs are expected to initiate various renal-care guidelines and to promote the quality of renal care in the country.
authors.affiliation: PhD, RN, Professor, School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, & Researcher (joint appointment), Department of Rheumatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Hsueh-Erh
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: MS, RN, Supervisor, Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Hsiu-Fang
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: MD, Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, ROC. b101094018@tmu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Yi-Hsuan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kuo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D013624:Taiwan
keywords: care guideline; chronic kidney disease; clinical practice guideline