There is a specific way to appraise practice guidelines according to the Institute of Medicine's definition, but here are a few quick ways to decide whether or not you have a guideline you can turn to. Remember! It is ultimately up to you and your instructor to determine if your guideline fits the assignment requirements.
As you learn more about what clinical practice guidelines are, you will quickly realize that there is a difference between an article and a clinical practice guideline. Examples of clinical practice guidelines look like:
All of these documents are characterized by:
To double-check that you are looking at the most recent guideline available, follow the tabbed instructions on the Finding CPGs tab, leading you through a ClinicalKey search and the subsequent PubMed searches. Alternatively, you could copy and paste the title of the guideline you currently have into a PubMed search and see if there are any similar titles published in more recent years. Oftentimes, professional organizations will update their published guidelines and follow any subsequent publications with "Update" or "Revised" in the new title.
Are you still wondering if you have the right sort of document? Here are published texts discussing the same topic.
Information on Diabetes | |
Info Sheet | Diabetes [StatPearls] |
Article | Vascular Complications of Diabetes |
Systematic Review | Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Cognitive Impairments: A Systematic Review |
Consensus Statement | American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Consensus Statement: Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm (2023) |
Practice Bulletin | ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 201: Pregestational Diabetes Mellitus |
Clinical Guideline |
Introduction and Methodology: Standards of Care in Diabetes-2024 |