• 1. Department of Pharmacy, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China;
  • 2. Department of Pharmacy, Xinyang Central Hospital, Xinyang 464000, China;
  • 3. Department of Pharmacy, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Beijing 100020, China;
ZHAISuo-di, Email: zhaisuodi@163.com
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Objective To systematically review the quality of guidelines concerning management of helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, so as to improve the guidelines of low quality and promote the clinical practice of high quality guidelines. Method Databases including PubMed, CNKI, Guidelines International Network (GIN), National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC), National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and Google search engine were searched from January 2005 to April 2015 to collect guidelines concerning H. pylori management about recent ten years. The methodological quality of included guidelines was evaluated according to the AGREE Ⅱ instrument, and the difference in indications and recommended first-line therapy of H. pylori eradication among different guidelines were compared. Results A total of 13 guidelines were included. According to the AGREE Ⅱ instrument, the highest scores were for clarity and presentation 92.6% (78%-100%) and the lowest were for editorial independence 35.7% (0%-92%). The mean scores for rest domains were: scope and purpose 70.2% (39%-100%), stakeholder involvement 41.4% (22%-75%), rigor of development 41.7% (11%-82%), applicability 58.1% (35%-85%). Conclusion The quality of guidelines for management of H. pylori infection is not high. Great efforts are needed to provide reliable and high quality guidelines, especially for the domains of stakeholder involvement, rigor of development, and editorial independence.

Citation: LICan, DONGShu-jie, YEZhi-kang, ZHAISuo-di. Quality Assessment of Guidelines for the Management of Helicobacter Pylori Infection. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2015, 15(11): 1258-1264. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20150208 Copy

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