A critical appraisal of the quality of low back pain practice guidelines using the AGREE II tool and comparison with previous evaluations: a EuroAIM initiative.

Fabio Martino DoniselliMoreno ZanardoLuigi ManfrèGiacomo Davide Edoardo PapiniAlex RoviraFrancesco SardanelliLuca Maria SconfienzaEstanislao Arana

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2018)

Considering all guidelines, only one had a "low" overall score, while half of them were rated as of "high" quality. Future guidelines might take this into account to improve clinical applicability.

Keyphrases

clinical practice
quality improvement
healthcare
primary care
clinical evaluation