[Clinical practice guidelines in Peru: evaluation of its quality using the AGREE II instrument].
To evaluate the methodological quality of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) put into practice by the Peruvian Ministry of Health (MINSA), 17 CPGs from the ministry, published between 2009 and 2014, were independently evaluated by three methodologic experts using the AGREE II instrument. The score of AGREE II domains was low and very low in all CPGs: scope and purpose (medium, 44%), clarity of presentation (medium, 47%), participation of decision-makers (medium, 8%), methodological rigor (medium, 5%), applicability (medium, 5%), and editorial independence (medium, 8%). In conclusion, the methodological quality of CPGs implemented by the MINSA is low. Consequently, its use could not be recommended. The implementation of the methodology for the development of CPGs described in the recentlypublished CPG methodological preparation manual in Peru is a pressing need.
Unidad de Análisis y Generación de Evidencias en Salud Pública (UNAGESP). Instituto Nacional de Salud. Lima, Perú.|Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Lima, Perú.
Carlos
C
Canelo-Aybar
Unidad de Análisis y Generación de Evidencias en Salud Pública (UNAGESP). Instituto Nacional de Salud. Lima, Perú.|Hospital de Emergencias José Casimiro Ulloa. Departamento de Medicina. Lima, Perú.
Graciela
G
Balbin
Instituto de Evaluación Tecnológica en Salud. Subdirección de Producción de Guías de Práctica Clínica. Bogotá, Colombia.
Ángela
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Perez-Gomez
McMaster University. Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Hamilton, Canadá.|Universidad de Antioquia. Departamento de Pediatría y Puericultura. , Colombia.
Iván D
ID
Florez
D006801:Humans; D010568:Peru; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011786:Quality Control