Methods of Formal Consensus in Classification/Diagnostic Criteria and Guideline Development

Guidelines or diagnostic criteria in clinical practice assist physicians in their clinical decision-making and improve health outcomes for patients. Diagnostic and classification criteria should be based on evidence from rigorously conducted controlled studies. Formal group consensus methods have be...

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Published in:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism 2011-10, Vol.41 (2), p.95-105
Main Authors: Nair, Raj, MD, Aggarwal, Rohit, MD, MS, Khanna, Dinesh, MD, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
conference
Consensus
Delphi method
diagnostic criteria
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Evidence-Based Medicine
formal consensus methods
GRADE
guideline criteria
Humans
Medical sciences
National Institutes of Health consensus development
nominal group technique
Practice Guidelines as Topic
RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method
Research Design
Rheumatology
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Summary:Guidelines or diagnostic criteria in clinical practice assist physicians in their clinical decision-making and improve health outcomes for patients. Diagnostic and classification criteria should be based on evidence from rigorously conducted controlled studies. Formal group consensus methods have been developed to organize subjective judgments and to synthesize them with the available evidence. This review discusses 4 types of formal consensus methods used in the health field and their applications in rheumatology: the Delphi method, Nominal Group Technique, RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method, and National Institutes of Health consensus development conference.
ISSN:0049-0172
1532-866X
DOI:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2010.12.001