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The quality of guidelines for chronic respiratory diseases could be improved

A paper evaluating 33 evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for chronic respiratory diseases relevant to physiotherapy with the AGREE II instrument has recently been published. The domains with the highest scores were scope and purpose (79%) and clarity of presentation (79%). The domain with the lowest score was applicability (37%). Mean overall quality was 5 out of 7. Inter-rater reliability for the 6 domains was good to excellent.

Uzeloto et al. The quality of clinical practice guidelines for chronic respiratory diseases and the reliability of the AGREE II: an observational study. Physiother 2017;103(4):439-45

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