The AGREE Enterprise: a decade of advancing clinical practice guidelines

Implementation Science

Melissa C Brouwers¹  Julie Makarski¹ 

[1] AGREE Enterprise Scientific Office, c/o McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

关键词: Quality of care;    Clinical practice guidelines;    AGREE Instrument;    AGREE II;    AGREE tools;   

Others  :  1146746
DOI  :  10.1186/s13012-014-0103-2

 received in 2014-03-27, accepted in 2014-08-01,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

The original AGREE (Appraisal of Guidelines for REsearch and Evaluation) Instrument was published in 2003, and its revision, the AGREE II, in 2009. Together, they filled an important gap in the guideline and quality of care fields. Ten years later, the AGREE Enterprise reflects on a trajectory of projects and international collaboration that have contributed to advancing the science and quality of practice guidelines and the uptake of AGREE/AGREE II.

Findings

The AGREE Enterprise has undertaken activities to improve the tool and to develop resources to support its use. Since 2003, the uptake and adoption of AGREE by the international community has been swift and broad. A total of 33 language translations of the original AGREE Instrument and the current AGREE II are available and were initiated by the international community. A recent scan of the published literature identified over 600 articles that referenced the AGREE tools. The AGREE tools have been widely received and applied, with several organizations having incorporated the AGREE as part of their formal practice guideline programs. Since its redevelopment in 2010, the AGREE Enterprise website (www.agreetrust.org webcite) continues to experience steady increases in visitors per month and currently has over 10,000 registered users.

Conclusions

The AGREE Enterprise has contributed to the advancements of guidelines through research activities and international participation by scientific and user communities. As we enter a new decade, we look forward to ongoing collaborations and contributing to further advancements to improve quality of care and health care systems.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Makarski and Brouwers

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