Quality and Specific Concerns of Clinical Guidelines for Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine: A Critical Appraisal

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Domains</td><td class="align_center">Intraclass correlation coefficient (95% confidence interval)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Scope and purpose</td><td class="align_center">0.813 (0.765–0.853)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Stakeholder involvement</td><td class="align_center">0.915 (0.894–0.934)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Rigor of development</td><td class="align_center">0.914 (0.900–0.925)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Clarity and presentation</td><td class="align_center">0.903 (0.879–0.924)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Applicability</td><td class="align_center">0.882 (0.856–0.904)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Editorial independence</td><td class="align_center">0.998 (0.998–0.999)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Intraclass correlation coefficient in the AGREE II appraisal.</div>

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Table 2: Quality and Specific Concerns of Clinical Guidelines for Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine: A Critical Appraisal 