{"id":2749,"date":"2018-10-25T13:15:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T13:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neuroeconomix.com\/?p=2749"},"modified":"2025-01-28T17:19:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T22:19:36","slug":"clinical-practice-guidelines-a-tool-to-improve-clinical-practice-and-the-efficiency-of-the-health-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neuroeconomix.com\/en\/clinical-practice-guidelines-a-tool-to-improve-clinical-practice-and-the-efficiency-of-the-health-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical practice guidelines. A tool to improve clinical practice and the efficiency of the health system"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css=\u00bb.vc_custom_1533834763111{background-color: #ffffff !important;}\u00bb][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\u00bbClinical practice guidelines. A tool to improve clinical practice and the efficiency of the health system\u00bb font_container=\u00bbtag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23990d0d\u00bb use_theme_fonts=\u00bbyes\u00bb][vc_row_inner content_placement=\u00bbmiddle\u00bb][vc_column_inner width=\u00bb1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00bb1\/4″][vc_single_image image=\u00bb2787″ img_size=\u00bb110×110″ alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb style=\u00bbvc_box_shadow_circle_2″ css_animation=\u00bbbounceIn\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00bb1\/4″][vc_column_text el_class=\u00bbreferencias\u00bb]By:<\/strong>Angela Perez
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\nResearcher in public policy in health[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00bb1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) are recommendations or statements developed systematically based on the scientific evidence available, clinical experience and the perspective of patients, with the aim of guiding health professionals in decision-making in circumstances specific clinics.<\/h4>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs ) are defined as \u201csystematically developed statements to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances.<\/em>\u201d\u00a0(Institute of Medicine, 1990). <\/em>CPGs are designed to help <\/strong><\/span>health professionals make better decisions<\/strong><\/span> in their clinical practices<\/strong> <\/span>regarding patient care.<\/p>\n

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The main objectives of the CPGs are to:<\/p>\n

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1)<\/span> <\/strong>To produce<\/strong><\/span> recommendations to improve de quality of care patients through pertinent actions<\/p>\n

2)<\/span><\/strong> To reduce<\/span> <\/strong>the unjustified clinical variability<\/p>\n

3)<\/span> <\/strong>To serve as useful tools<\/strong><\/span> to politicians and administrators because they promote the efficiency and quality of care in health systems.<\/p>\n

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Significantly, CPGs synthesize<\/strong><\/span> a large amount of evidence in an easy-to-use format to help clinicians in their clinical practice, as well as a good CPGs are flexible, concise, and clear. It is important to keep in mind that CPGs are not rules or laws<\/strong><\/span>, but rather a tool to provide orientation regarding clinical decisions in a specific context since it is possible to modify the decision in special situations. There are numerous CPGs in use, but some of them are not adequately based in evidence and\/or are not defined through a systematic process. Some CPGs are based on consensus and expert opinions, although these kinds of CPG are more prone to bias.<\/p>\n

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Regarding the process used to define CPGs, it is possible to categorize the methodology in two general ways, a formal<\/span> <\/strong>methodology or informal<\/strong><\/span> methodology (1).\u00a0 The table below shows the different types of CPGs and their key characteristics:<\/p>\n

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Due to the variability in the methodology to develop the different types of CPGs, it is important to evaluate the quality<\/strong><\/span> of the CPGs themselves, since the methodology and the quality of the CDGs can result in good recommendations and improvement in clinical results in the patients.<\/p>\n

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To improve the quality and ensure the use of the appropriate methodology, several different organizations have created in the last few decades, for example, an International Network of Guidelines (GIN) and toolkits to guide the CPG development process<\/strong><\/span>. In this way, numerous CPG developer groups (DGs) from all over the world are currently utilizing the same methodology; for example, the GRADE methodology has been the most important framework\/agreement to evaluate and qualify the evidence and recommendations arising from the CPGs. This kind of agreement allows significant comparability between different CPGs and ensures high level of quality.<\/p>\n

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The development of CPGs can be done through a \u201cde novo\u201d<\/em> process, an \u201cadaptation\u201d process, or an \u201cadoption\u201d process.<\/p>\n

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