Results of resident assessment of 4 prostate screening guidelines: During a resident seminar in 2015, 4 groups of residents were each asked to assess a different guideline on prostate cancer screening using the AGREE II approach.9 Items are rated on a 7-point scale, where 1 indicates “strongly disagree” and 7 indicates “strongly agree.”
| SOURCE | SCOPE | STAKEHOLDERS | RIGOUR | PRESENTATION | APPLICABILITY | INDEPENDENCE | QUALITY | WOULD I USE? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Urological Association11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | No |
| European Association of Urology12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | No |
| CTFPHC13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | Yes |
| American College of Physicians14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Yes |
AGREE—Appraisal of Guidelines for Research Evaluation, CTFPHC—Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.