A systematic review of guidelines for managing rheumatoid arthritis

BMC Rheumatology

Table 1 Features of clinical guidelines included in review

Guideline	Year	Format			Quality Method	Systematic Review Of Evidence		Patients	Areas Covered
Guideline	Year	Specialists	Other Experts	Patients	Quality Method	In Guideline	Separate	Patients	Diagnosis	Drugs	MDT
1. American [14]	2015	Yes	Yes	Yes	Grade	Yes	–	All	–	Yes	–
2. APLAR [15]	2015	Yes	–	Yes	Agree II	Yes^a	–	All	–	Yes	–
3. Australian [16]	2009	Yes	Yes	Yes	Agree	Yes^a	–	< 2 years	Yes	Yes	Yes
4. Brazilian [17]	2012	Yes	–	–	–	Yes	–	All	–	Yes	Yes
5. British Columbia [18]	2012	Not Specified			–	–	–	All	Yes	Yes	Some
6. British Society For Rheumatology: Established [19]	2009	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	–	–	> 2 years	–	Yes	Yes
7. British Society For Rheumatology: Early [20]	2010	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	–	–	< 2 years	Yes	Yes	Yes
8. Canadian [21]	2011	Yes	Yes	Yes	Adapte	Yes^a		All	–	Yes	–
9. EULAR [22]	2016	Yes	Yes	Yes	Agree II	–	Yes	All	–	Yes	–
10. French [23]	2014	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	–	–	All	Yes	Yes	Some
11. German [24]	2013	Yes	–	Yes	–	Yes		All		Yes	–
12. Hong Kong [25]	2010	Yes	Not Specified		–	–	–	All	Yes	Yes	–
13. Indian [26]	2008	Yes	Not Specified		–	–	–	All	Yes	Yes	Yes
14. Latin American [27]	2006	Yes	Not Specified		–	–	–	All	Yes	Yes	Yes
15. Mexican [28]	2014	Yes	Not Specified		Agree II	Yes^a	–	All		Yes
16. England [29]	2009	Yes	Yes	Yes	NICE	Yes	–	All	Yes	Yes	Yes
17. Scotland [30]	2011	Yes	Yes	–	Grade	Yes^b		< 5 years	Yes	Yes	Yes
18. South African [31]	2013	Yes	Yes	Yes	–	–	–	All	Yes	Yes	Yes
19. Spanish [32]	2007	Yes	Yes	–	–	Yes		All	Yes	Yes	Yes
20. Swedish [33]	2011	Yes	Not Specified		–	–	–	All	–	Yes	–
21. Treat to Target [34]	2010	Yes	–	Yes	–		Yes	All	–	Yes	–
22. Turkish [35]	2011	Yes	Yes	–	–	Yes		All	–	Yes	Yes

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