What tools and checklists have been developed to assess the quality of the methodological process for systematic review and guideline development?
Several tools and checklists have been developed to assess the quality of the methodological process for systematic review and guideline development. These include the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE 2) the Conference on Guideline Standardization and the Institute of Medicine's recent Standards for Systematic Reviews113 and Clinical Practice Guidelines We Can Trust.114 Table 16 and Supplemental Appendix 2 online show, respectively, the criteria which correspond to the COGS checklist and the Institute of Medicine standards, and how each one of them is addressed in this guideline.