There isn't that much arithmetic involved, simply rating different levels of evidence from very low to strong. Could you give an example of...
GRADE has a lot of issues but I don't think it's the main problem here. It's the authors. Most of what is in the handbook seem reasonable,...
I think GRADE simply gives guidance to committees and panels in cases where they would like or are forced to make recommendations. But it doesn't...
Very low quality is the lowest the GRADE system goes. That's the level of case reports etc. See for example: So if very low quality evidence...
No I think this is simply a precaution to not make strong recommendations when things are unclear. The full section reads (my bolding) so it...
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Thanks. I had to shorten it a bit because it was originally too long.
Only read the abstract, but this looks like a good example of the inappropriate use of questionnaires. I could make a diabetes questionnaire with...
Yes the evidence isn't overwhelming (because there isn't much data that compared case definitions) but it does suggest that oxford results in much...
Thanks very much, change it. Aha! Good to know!
Yes thanks Andy - updated it asap.
I've written a blog (with the help of Evelien) where I analyse the rapid response by Guyatt and colleagues....
NICE has made summaries of qualitative research (such as studies that performed interviews to see how they experience GET etc.). It also...
Thanks will do so. Would this work: "The first and foremost principle of rating quality of evidence should be to understand the specifics of what...
I agree. Well done Caroline! Yes I also think that this extra sentence would be useful. Really hope they will do it. Thanks @Caroline Struthers
Thanks for the helpful suggestions @Esther12 @cassava7 @MSEsperanza . I have adjusted my commentary accordingly. The more I look into this,...
As Esther noted, NICE rated all the evidence in support of GET as low to very low quality. But the Cochrane review actually did the same with only...
Don't think so. The main difference seems to be that the Cochrane review has thrown all of the different types of GET interventions into one big...
It's simply a case report - don't think it means much to be honest.
I'm thinking about submitting the following rapid response - any suggestions before I do so? ----------------------------------------- I would...
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