GRADE guidelines 26: informative statements to communicate the findings of systematic reviews of interventions

Abstract

Producers and users of systematic reviews found statements to communicate findings combining size and certainty of an effect acceptable. This article provides GRADE guidance and a wording template to formulate statements in systematic reviews and other decision tools.

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Grading (engineering)CertaintyCLARITYSystematic reviewPsychological interventionMedicinePsychologyMedical educationMEDLINEApplied psychologyNursingPolitical scienceMathematicsEngineering

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Year: 2019
Type: article
Volume: 119
Pages: 126-135
Citations: 1031
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                                    Nancy Santesso, 
                                
                                    Claire Glenton, 
                                
                                    Philipp Dahm
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2019). 
                            GRADE guidelines 26: informative statements to communicate the findings of systematic reviews of interventions. 
                            Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
                            , 119
                            
                            , 126-135.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.10.014

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.10.014