Table 2 Association between number of GRADE factors adopted and strength and direction of recommendations of the included CPGs N (%)
GRADE domain | GRADE recommendations (n = 912) | TCM recommendations (n = 2452) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Considereda | Considered and supported by evidencea | Considered as an independent dimensiona | Consideredb | Considered and supported by evidenceb | Considered as an independent dimensionb | |
Problem priority | 426(46.7) | 312(34.2) | 426(46.7) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) |
Desirable anticipated effects | 912(100.0) | 842(92.3) | 912(100.0) | 2432(99.2) | 2022(82.5) | 2432(99.2) |
Undesirable anticipated effects | 912(100.0) | 842(92.3) | 912(100.0) | 2432(99.2) | 2022(82.5) | 2432(99.2) |
Balance between desirable and undesirable effects | 912(100.0) | 842(92.3) | 912(100.0) | 2432(99.2) | 2022(82.5) | 2432(99.2) |
Certainty of the evidence | 912(100.0) | 842(92.3) | 912(100.0) | 2394(97.6) | 2000(81.6) | 2394(97.6) |
Values and preferences | 912(100.0) | 353(38.7) | 907(99.5) | 403(16.4) | 4(0.2) | 403(16.4) |
Resource requirements | 515(56.5) | 393(43.1) | 465(51.0) | 475(19.4) | 6(0.2) | 475(19.4) |
Certainty of the evidence of resource requirements | 359(39.4) | 245(26.9) | 358(39.3) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) |
Cost-effectiveness of the intervention | 433(47.5) | 202(22.1) | 429(47.0) | 2(0.1) | 2(0.1) | 2(0.1) |
Health equity | 466(51.1) | 145(15.9) | 431(47.3) | 7(0.3) | 2(0.1) | 0(0.0) |
Acceptability | 493(54.1) | 163(17.9) | 431(47.3) | 73(3.0) | 0(0.0) | 70(2.9) |
Feasibility | 496(54.4) | 187(20.5) | 436(47.8) | 81(3.3) | 4(0.2) | 74(3.0) |
Othersc | 37(4.1) | 36(3.9) | 30(3.3) | 28(1.1) | 4(0.2) | 21(0.9) |