CMAJ
Volume 183, Issue 12, 2011, Pages E933-E938

Evaluation of evidence-based literature and formulation of recommendations for the clinical preventive guidelines for immigrants and refugees in Canada (Review) (Open Access)

Tugwell P.* , Pottie K. , Welch V. , Ueffing E. , Chambers A. , Feightner J.
  • a Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
  • b Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
  • c Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
  • d Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
  • e Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
  • f Department of Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

Abstract

Background: This article describes the evidence review and guideline development method developed for the Clinical Preventive Guidelines for Immigrants and Refugees in Canada by the Canadian Collaboration for Immigrant and Refugee Health Guideline Committee. Methods: The Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE) best-practice framework was combined with the recently developed Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach to produce evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees in Canada. Results: A systematic approach was designed to produce the evidence reviews and apply the GRADE approach, including building on evidence from previous systematic reviews, searching for and comparing evidence between general and specific immigrant populations, and applying the GRADE criteria for making recommendations. This method was used for priority health conditions that had been selected by practitioners caring for immigrants and refugees in Canada. Interpretation: This article outlines the 14-step method that was defined to standardize the guideline development process for each priority health condition. © 2011 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors.

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patient care Canada preventive medicine immigrant Review screening test refugee quality control standardization systematic review practice guideline evidence based medicine health care cost human systematic review (topic)
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-80052524807&doi=10.1503%2fcmaj.090289&partnerID=40&md5=b676b4f881890f272bf6347d58e3c4ae
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.090289
ISSN: 08203946
Cited by: 20
Original Language: English