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Development of an international glossary for clinical guidelines collaboration

Authors	CHRISTENSEN Rachel E YI Michael D KANG Bianca Y IBRAHIM Sarah A ANVERY Noor DIRR McKenzie ADAMS Stephanie AMER Yasser S BISDORFF Alexandre BRADFIELD Lisa BROWN Steve EARLEY Amy FATHERE Lisa A FAYOUX Pierre GETCHIUS Thomas GINEX Pamela GRAHAM Amanda GREEN Courtney R GRESELE Paolo HANSON Helen HAYNES Norrisa HEGEDUS Laszlo HUSSEIN Heba JAKHMOLA Priya HASONOVÁ Lucia KRISHNASAMY Rathika KRISTZ Alex LANDRY Gregory LEASE Erika D LEY Luis MARSDEN Gemma MEEK Tim MEREMIKWU Martin MOGA Carmen MOKRANE Saphia MUJOOMDAR Amol NEWTON Skye FLYNN Norma PERKINS Gavin D SMITH Emma-Jane PREMATUNGE Chatura RYCHERT Jenna SARACO Mindy SCHUNEMANN Holger J SENERTH Emily SINCLAIR Alan SHWAYDER James STEC Carla TANNI Suzana TASKE Nichole TEMPLE-SMOLKIN Robyn L THOMAS Louise THOMAS Sherene TONNESSEN Britt TURNER Amy S ANNE Van Dam MITCHELL van Doormaal WAN Yung Liang VENTUR Christina B MCFARLANE Emma MORGAN Rebecca L OGUNREMI Toju ALAM Murad
Year of publication	2023
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Journal of clinical epidemiology
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Medicine
Citation
Web	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S089543562300077X?via%3Dihub
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.03.026
Keywords	Clinical; Practice; Guideline; Collaboration; Glossary; Development; Validation; International; Delphi
Description	Objectives: Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are often created through collaboration among organizations. The use of inconsistent terminology may cause poor communication and delays. This study aimed to develop a glossary of terms related to collaboration in guide-line development.Study Design and Setting: A literature review of collaborative guidelines was performed to develop an initial list of terms related to guideline collaboration. The list of terms was presented to the members of the Guideline International Network Guidelines Collaboration Working Group, who provided presumptive definitions for each term and proposed additional terms to be included. The revised list was subsequently reviewed by an international, multidisciplinary panel of expert stakeholders. Recommendations received during this pre-Delphi review were implemented to augment an initial draft glossary. The glossary was then critically evaluated and refined through two rounds of Delphi surveys and a virtual consensus meeting with all panel members as Delphi participants.Results: Forty-nine experts participated in the pre-Delphi survey, and 44 participated in the two-round Delphi process. Consensus was reached for 37 terms and definitions.Conclusion: Uptake and utilization of this guideline collaboration glossary by key organizations and stakeholder groups may facilitate collaboration among guideline-producing organizations by improving communication, minimizing conflicts, and increasing guideline development efficiency.