TY - JOUR
T1 - The UpPriority tool was developed to guide the prioritization of clinical guideline questions for updating
AU - Sanabria, Andrea Juliana
AU - Pardo-Hernandez, Hector
AU - Ballesteros, Mónica
AU - Canelo-Aybar, Carlos
AU - McFarlane, Emma
AU - Niño de Guzman, Ena
AU - Penman, Katrina
AU - Posso, Margarita
AU - Roqué I Figuls, Marta
AU - Selva, Anna
AU - Vernooij, Robin W M
AU - Alonso-Coello, Pablo
AU - Martínez García, Laura
N1 - Funding Information:
Grant support: This study has been funded by Instituto de Salud Carlos III through the project ‘PI15/00325’ (cofunded by European Regional Development Fund/European Social Fund, ‘Investing in your future’). Laura Martínez García is funded by a Miguel Servet contract (CP18/00007) from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Cofunded by European Regional Development Fund/European Social Fund, ‘Investing in your future’).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study is to develop a pragmatic tool to prioritize clinical guideline (CG) questions for updating, the UpPriority tool.STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: The development of this tool consisted of the following: (1) establishment of the working group, (2) generation of the initial version, (3) optimization of the tool (including an initial feasibility test, semistructured interviews, Delphi consensus survey, second feasibility test, external review, and pilot test), and (4) approval of the final version.RESULTS: A total of 87 participants including methodologists, clinicians, and other relevant stakeholders contributed to the development of the UpPriority tool. The tool consists of six items: (1) impact of outdated recommendations on safety, (2) availability of new relevant evidence, (3) context relevance of the clinical question, (4) methodological applicability of the clinical question, (5) user's interest, and (6) impact on access to health care. The UpPriority tool includes detailed guidance for using the tool and rating each item (using a 7-point Likert scale), for calculating and ranking the questions, and for summarizing results.CONCLUSION: The UpPriority tool could be useful for standardizing prioritization processes when updating CGs and for fostering more efficient use of resources in the CG field.
AB - OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study is to develop a pragmatic tool to prioritize clinical guideline (CG) questions for updating, the UpPriority tool.STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: The development of this tool consisted of the following: (1) establishment of the working group, (2) generation of the initial version, (3) optimization of the tool (including an initial feasibility test, semistructured interviews, Delphi consensus survey, second feasibility test, external review, and pilot test), and (4) approval of the final version.RESULTS: A total of 87 participants including methodologists, clinicians, and other relevant stakeholders contributed to the development of the UpPriority tool. The tool consists of six items: (1) impact of outdated recommendations on safety, (2) availability of new relevant evidence, (3) context relevance of the clinical question, (4) methodological applicability of the clinical question, (5) user's interest, and (6) impact on access to health care. The UpPriority tool includes detailed guidance for using the tool and rating each item (using a 7-point Likert scale), for calculating and ranking the questions, and for summarizing results.CONCLUSION: The UpPriority tool could be useful for standardizing prioritization processes when updating CGs and for fostering more efficient use of resources in the CG field.
KW - Evidence-based practice
KW - Health priorities
KW - Health service research
KW - Methods
KW - Practice guidelines
KW - Time
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85088123371
U2 - 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.06.018
DO - 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.06.018
M3 - Article
C2 - 32565214
SN - 0895-4356
VL - 126
SP - 80
EP - 92
JO - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
ER -