[HTML][HTML] AGREE II: advancing guideline development, reporting and evaluation in health care

…, J Grimshaw, SE Hanna, P Littlejohns, J Makarski… - Cmaj, 2010 - Can Med Assoc
• The instrument successfully differentiates between highand low-quality guideline content. 7•
The new user’s manual is well received by users. 7• Users provided considerable …

Development of the AGREE II, part 2: assessment of validity of items and tools to support application

…, G Feder, B Fervers, ID Graham, SE Hanna, J Makarski - Cmaj, 2010 - Can Med Assoc
Background: We established a program of research to improve the development, reporting
and evaluation of practice guidelines. We assessed the construct validity of the items and user…

Development of the AGREE II, part 1: performance, usefulness and areas for improvement

…, G Feder, B Fervers, ID Graham, SE Hanna, J Makarski - Cmaj, 2010 - Can Med Assoc
Background: We undertook research to improve the AGREE instrument, a tool used to evaluate
guidelines. We tested a new seven-point scale, evaluated the usefulness of the original …

[HTML][HTML] Guideline uptake is influenced by six implementability domains for creating and communicating guidelines: a realist review

…, O Bhattacharyya, L Hayden, J Makarski… - Journal of clinical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives To identify factors associated with the implementability of clinical practice guidelines
(CPGs) and to determine what characteristics improve their uptake. Study Design and …

The Global Rating Scale complements the AGREE II in advancing the quality of practice guidelines

…, SE Hanna, P Littlejohns, J Makarski… - Journal of clinical …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To explore the role of a four-item Global Rating Scale (GRS) that could be
used in place of the Appraisal of Guidelines, Research and Evaluation II (AGREE II). STUDY …

Enhancing the effectiveness of clearance for physical activity participation: background and overall process

VK Jamnik, DER Warburton, J Makarski… - Applied Physiology …, 2011 - cdnsciencepub.com
Recent feedback from physical activity (PA) participants, fitness professionals, and physicians
has indicated that there are limitations to the utility and effectiveness of the existing PAR-Q …

[HTML][HTML] The AGREE Enterprise: a decade of advancing clinical practice guidelines

J Makarski, MC Brouwers - Implementation Science, 2014 - Springer
Background The original AGREE (A ppraisal of G uidelines for RE search and E valuation)
Instrument was published in 2003, and its revision, the AGREE II, in 2009. Together, they …

[HTML][HTML] The Guideline Implementability Decision Excellence Model (GUIDE-M): a mixed methods approach to create an international resource to advance the practice …

MC Brouwers, J Makarski, M Kastner, L Hayden… - Implementation …, 2015 - Springer
Background Practice guideline (PG) implementability refers to PG features that promote their
use. While there are tools and resources to promote PG implementability, none are based …

Underlying mechanisms of complex interventions addressing the care of older adults with multimorbidity: a realist review

M Kastner, L Hayden, G Wong, Y Lai, J Makarski… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To understand how and why effective multi-chronic disease management
interventions influence health outcomes in older adults 65 years of age or older. Design A realist …

What to do with all the AGREEs? The AGREE portfolio of tools to support the guideline enterprise

…, K Spithoff, J Lavis, ME Kho, J Makarski… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
The Appraisal of Guidelines for REsearch and Evaluation (AGREE) research program has
had a 20-year history of contributing to the guideline enterprise. The AGREE portfolio of tools …