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To clarify the construct of certainty of evidence and recommend explicit specification of thresholds or ranges when assessing scientific confidence.

May 18, 2017ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam)871 citationsOpen Access

The GRADE Working Group clarifies the construct of certainty of evidence

MHMonica Hultcrantz DRDavid M. Rind EAElie A. Akl

Key Points

To clarify the construct of certainty of evidence and recommend explicit specification of thresholds or ranges when assessing scientific confidence.
GRADE Working Group established updated methodological guidance for systematic review authors, clinical guideline panels, and health technology assessors.
Evidence assessors are advised to explicitly define and report the specific numerical or conceptual thresholds and ranges used when rating certainty in evidence.

Abstract

It is desirable for systematic review authors, guideline panelists, and health technology assessors to specify the threshold or ranges they are using when rating the certainty in evidence.

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