Journal article
Reliability and validity of the AGREE instrument used by physical therapists in assessment of clinical practice guidelines
Abstract
BackgroundThe AGREE instrument has been validated for evaluating Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) pertaining to medical care. This study evaluated the reliability and validity of physical therapists using the AGREE to assess quality of CPGs relevant to physical therapy practice.MethodsA total of 69 physical therapists participated and were classified as generalists, specialist or researchers. Pairs of appraisers within each category evaluated …
Authors
MacDermid JC; Brooks D; Solway S; Switzer-McIntyre S; Brosseau L; Graham ID
Journal
BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 5, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1186/1472-6963-5-18
ISSN
1472-6963