Table 1 Characteristics of the included clinical practice guidelines
Characteristic | Malaysia [30] | Brunei [31] | Singapore [32] | Thailand [33] | Indonesia [34] | Vietnam [35] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year of publication | 2018 | 2019 | 2017 | 2019 | 2019 | 2018 |
Status of the CPG | Update from 2013 version | Update from 2002 version | Update from 2005 version | Update from 2015 version | Update from 2014 version | Update from 2015 version |
Type of elaboration organization | Governmental institution | Joint collaboration of governmental institution and specialty society | Governmental institution | Specialty society | Specialty society | Specialty society |
Funding/sponsorship | Industry educational grant | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
No. of GDG members | 19 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 23 |
Total no. of references cited | 506 | 127 | 137 | 99 | 35 | Not reported |
Total no. of systematic reviews cited | 64 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | Not reported |
Total no. of Cochrane reviews cited | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Not reported |
Evidence classification method | SIGN adapted | No classification | GRADE adapted | Own method | No classification | Own method |