Table 1 Development methods of the included documents^a

Inclusion of the perspective of patients or residents

4

24

Information on conflicts of interest

2

26

Information on the role of the funding body in the development process

1

27

External review of the draft document

2

26

Piloting

2

26

Development process of the recommendations

Description of the development methods

2

26

Use of a consensus process

2

26

Recommendations based on a systematic search and critical appraisal of the available evidence

3

25

Use of a grading system for recommendations

1

27

Implementation

Method for documents’ implementation described

4

24

Availability of implementation materials or tools

18

10

Criteria for evaluating the success of the implementation

4

24

Description of the required resources for the implementation

0

28

Information on barriers or facilitators of the implementation

0

28