Required knowledge 163 4 Appendix 4. Description of the evidence retrieved through the literature review The main characteristics of the evidence retrieved are described in table 1. Table 1. Characteristics of the retrieved literature First author (publication year) Short description of the study (design/type) Main results concerning knowledge to develop guideline recommendations about healthcare related testing Albarquoni (2018) [1] Systematic review and Delphi study to determine core competences in evidencebased practice for healthcare professionals No information about knowledge required to develop recommendations about testing Berger (2013) [2] Description of a program for competence training in evidence-based medicine for healthcare consumers No information about knowledge required to develop recommendations about testing Hinneburg (2020) [3] Description of a learning program for physicians/ medical students to enhance competencies in evidencebased decision-making No information about knowledge required to develop recommendations about testing Messerli (2017) [4] Editorial about needed experience for guideline development No information about knowledge required to develop recommendations about testing Norris (2016) [5] Development set minimum skills and experience for GRADE methodologists Perform one or more systematic reviews or develop guidelines that involved a question of diagnostic test accuracy or value The development of key (PICO) questions and the synthesis and assessment of evidence related to diagnostic tests have many unique considerations and the GRADE methodologist should have relevant experience Schünemann (2016) [6] Presentation of evidence-todecision frameworks for tests in clinical practice and public health A test question should include test and subsequent management strategies as pathways to important outcomes Judgements about test accuracy should be based on a systematic review Judgements about benefits and harms require summaries of findings for desirable and undesirable effect on health outcomes (direct effects, downstream consequences, and linked evidence) Rating the certainty of the evidence requires consideration of each element of the linked evidence
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