Recommended structures and organisation of an international guidelines network (only recommendations with mean scores of >2.9 are shown)
| Structures and organisation | Mean scores* |
|---|---|
| *Mean Likert score: 4 = strongly agree, 1 = strongly disagree. | |
| †Characteristics and activities of the current Guidelines International Network G-I-N (June 2004). | |
| Recommended membership of the network (8/12 possible answers) | |
| Guideline developing organisations† | 4.0 |
| Guideline appraising organisations† | 3.8 |
| International organisations (e.g. European societies)† | 3.6 |
| Specialist societies, associations | 3.3 |
| Health professional bodies (e.g. Colleges) | 3.2 |
| Healthcare provider organisations† | 3.2 |
| Patient/consumer organisations | 3.2 |
| Government bodies† | 3.1 |
| Recommended structures of the network (5/8 possible answers) | |
| Non-for-profit organisation† | 3.8 |
| Executive Committee† | 3.3 |
| Confederate† | 3.2 |
| Board† | 3.2 |
| Secretariat (permanent)† | 3.2 |
| Recommended funding of the network (3/5 possible answers) | |
| Research grants | 3.6 |
| Other grants (non commercial) | 3.4 |
| Membership fee† | 3.0 |
| Recommended activities of the network (4/4 possible answers) | |
| Website† | 4.0 |
| Regular meetings (e.g. annual workshop/congresses)† | 3.8 |
| Database(s) | 3.6 |
| Publications (e.g. journal) | 3.1 |
| Recommended elements of the network’s name (3/9 possible answers) | |
| Guidelines† | 3.9 |
| International† | 3.6 |
| Network† | 3.6 |