Quality appraisal of documents producing recommendations for breast, colorectal and cervical cancer screening

摘要: Background: Breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening are evidence-based interventions recommended by most governmental agencies scientific societies. The aim of this review is to assess the quality guidelines on describe differences according context in which they were produced. Methods: A literature search main databases, websites health care, guidelines, as well several societies was carried out order identify recent (since 2000) breast, screening. Only documents written Italian or English included. Two investigators independently assessed using AGREE (Appraisal Guidelines, Research Evaluation Europe) instrument. Results: Thirty-three, 32, 18 relevant for cancer, respectively, identified. some (19, 12 13 respectively) could be evaluated with AGREE. Items included domain “scope purpose” obtained highest scores, followed “clarity presentation” domain, while “applicability”, “patient involvement,” “conflict interest disclosure” domains lowest scores. did not improve more documents. Documents produced agencies, average, had higher scores than societies, particularly “stakeholder involvement” “applicability”. Conclusions : from different countries systems differ terms recommendations given Those have a multidisciplinary authorship pay attention applicability do those  societies.