is the rating for the enclosed guideline on G.I.N Matrix? Preventing Falls and Reducing Injury from Falls, Fourth Edition | Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario

is the rating for the enclosed guideline on G.I.N Matrix? Preventing Falls and Reducing Injury from Falls, Fourth Edition | Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (rnao.ca) rate on each component and state the reason why, then post back. Guideline International Network Guideline Quality Assessment Grid (G.I.N Matrix)
Qaseem, A., Forland, F. Macbeth, Ollenschlager, G., Phillips, S. van der Wees, P., for the Board of Trustees of the Guidelines International Network. (2012). Guidelines international network:
Toward international standards for clinical practice guidelines. Annals of Internal Medicine, 156(7), 525-531
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1. COMPOSITION OF THE GUIDELINE
A guideline development panel should include diverse and relevant
DEVELOPMENT GROUP
stakeholders, such as health professionals, methodologists, experts on
– type of providers were included in the
a topic, and patients.
guideline development group?
2. DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
A guideline should describe the process used to reach consensus
How did the guidelines development group
among the panel members and, if applicable, approval by the
make decisions?
sponsoring organization. This process should be established before the
start of guideline development.
3. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
A guideline should include disclosure of the financial and non-financial
Did the members of the guideline development
conflicts of interest for members of the guideline development group.
group disclose any conflicts of interest?
The guideline should also describe how any identified conflicts were
recorded and resolved.
4. SCOPE OF A GUIDELINE
A guideline should specify its objective(s) and scope.
Did the guideline specify its focus?
5. METHODS
A guideline should clearly describe the methods used for the guideline
Did the guideline define how it was developed?
development in detail.
6. GUIDELINE RECOMMENDATIONS
A guideline recommendation should be clearly stated and based on
Are the guideline recommendations easy to
scientific evidence of benefits; harms; and, if possible, costs.
read?
7. RATING OF EVIDENCE AND
A guideline should use a rating system to communicate the quality and
RECOMMENDATIONS
reliability of both the evidence and the strength of its
Did the group have an evidence rating system?
recommendations.
8. PEER REVIEW AND STAKEHOLDER
Review by external stakeholders should be conducted before guideline
CONSULTATIONS
publication.
-Was the guideline peer reviewed?
9. GUIDELINE EXPIRATION AND UPDATING
Guideline expiration and updating a guideline should include an
-When does the guideline expire? Is there an
expiration date and /or describe the process that the guideline group
update planned?
will use to update recommendations.
10. FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND SPONSORING
A guideline should disclose financial support for the development of
ORGANIZATION
both the evidence review as well as the guideline recommendations.
-Who paid for the guideline?