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[A guideline for guidelines--methodological report and use of the guideline women's information].

AbstractUNLABELLED:
Information and education is needed to empower autonomy and self-determination of patients (informed consent). Furthermore reliable and accurate medical information is necessary for patients who want to take an active part in medical decision-making. The aim of this work is to define the requirements helping to assure the development of good qualified information material relevant for women and female patients as "a guideline on women information". An example of its use is given by embeding this guideline in the guideline for early detection of breast cancer in Germany by defining the specific elements required for developing qualified information on this issue for women.
METHODS:
A systematic, stepwise methodological process according to a level two guideline of the German Association of the Scientific Medical Societies (AWMF) and the Agency for Quality in Medicine (AZQ) was performed with the following elements: 1. Establishing an expert panel, 2. Generating the guideline statements by a formal, consensus based nominal group process, 3. External review process and finding supportive partners for the guideline on women information, 4. Using the guideline for guidelines: implementing the concept in the guideline of early detection of breast cancer in Germany.
RESULTS:
The "guideline women information" comprises nine elements of quality assuring requirements for the development of gender-specific information material and eleven specific elements which directly relate to the guideline statements on early detection of breast cancer. After external review 30 organisations gave their written support for future implementation of the guideline. The "guideline women information" was integrated as a tool for quality assurance of lay information into the "guideline for early detection of breast cancer in Germany".
CONCLUSION:
The "guideline women information" is a systematically developed, consensus-based recommendation to improve the development of qualified lay information at the point of its process by defining gender-specific aspects required for good lay information and its evaluation. As a guideline for guidelines its use is demonstrated by integrating this guideline into the "guideline for early detection of breast cancer in Germany" to ensure the development of qualified guideline compliant information.
AuthorsU-S Albert, K-D Schulz, D Alt, V Beck, J Doherty, K Holsteg, E Kalbheim, J Müller, I Nass-Griegoleit, J Nill, G Nioduschewski, H Schulte, A von Wietersheim, I Kopp
JournalZentralblatt fur Gynakologie (Zentralbl Gynakol) Vol. 125 Issue 12 Pg. 484-93 (Dec 2003) ISSN: 0044-4197 [Print] Germany
Vernacular TitleEine Leitlinie für Leitlinien: Die methodische Entwicklung und Anwendung der Leitlinie Fraueninformation.
PMID14755359 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)
Topics
  • Breast Neoplasms (epidemiology, prevention & control)
  • Female
  • Germany
  • Guidelines as Topic (standards)
  • Health Education (standards)
  • Humans
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic (standards)
  • Women's Health

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