Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations for diagnostic tests and strategies

Holger J Schünemann; Andrew D Oxman; Jan Brozek; Paul Glasziou; Roman Jaeschke; Gunn E Vist; John W Williams Jr; Regina Kunz; Jonathan Craig; Victor M Montori; Patrick Bossuyt; Gordon H Guyatt; GRADE Working Group

doi:10.1136/bmj.39500.677199.AE

Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations for diagnostic tests and strategies

BMJ. 2008 May 17;336(7653):1106-10. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39500.677199.AE.

Authors

Holger J Schünemann¹, Andrew D Oxman, Jan Brozek, Paul Glasziou, Roman Jaeschke, Gunn E Vist, John W Williams Jr, Regina Kunz, Jonathan Craig, Victor M Montori, Patrick Bossuyt, Gordon H Guyatt; GRADE Working Group

Collaborators

Affiliation

¹ Department of Epidemiology, Italian National Cancer Institute Regina Elena, 00144 Rome, Italy. schuneh@mcmaster.ca

Abstract

The GRADE system can be used to grade the quality of evidence and strength of recommendations for diagnostic tests or strategies. This article explains how patient-important outcomes are taken into account in this process

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bias
Diagnostic Tests, Routine / standards*
Evidence-Based Medicine*
Health Planning Guidelines
Judgment
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Quality of Health Care
Research Design / standards
United Kingdom