Poor overall quality of clinical practice guidelines for musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review.
Ivan B LinLouise K WilesRobert WallerRoger GouckeYusuf NagreeMichael GibberdLeon M StrakerChristopher G MaherPeter P B O'SullivanPublished in: British journal of sports medicine (2017)
4664 records were identified, and 34 CPGs were included. Most were for osteoarthritis (n=12) or low back pain (n=11), most commonly from the USA (n=12). The mean overall AGREE II score was 45% (SD=19.7). Lowest mean domain scores were for applicability (26%, SD=19.5) and editorial independence (33%, SD=27.5). The highest score was for scope and purpose (72%, SD=14.3). Only 8 of 34 CPGS were high quality: for osteoarthritis (n=4), low back pain (n=2), neck (n=1) and shoulder pain (n=1).