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Table 1 Characteristics of the CPGs included in this study (N = 265)

From: Trends in the development process of clinical practice guidelines: a questionnaire survey for the guideline development groups in Japan

  

Publication period

P a

by 2005

2006–2010

2011–2015

2016–2019

(N = 40)

(N = 47)

(N = 77)

(N = 101)

Development group

 Research group

n (%)

18 (45.0)

2 (4.3)

13 (16.9)

10 (9.9)

< 0.001

 Research group + academic society

n (%)

4 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (3.9)

4 (4.0)

 Academic society

n (%)

18 (45.0)

45 (95.7)

61 (79.2)

87 (86.1)

Rate of public funding in CPG development cost

  < 50%

n (%)

17 (50.0)

35 (81.4)

45 (77.6)

57 (72.2)

0.124

  > 50%

n (%)

17 (50.0)

8 (18.6)

13 (22.4)

22 (27.8)

Version

 First

n (%)

32 (80.0)

32 (68.1)

46 (59.7)

46 (45.5)

< 0.001

 Revised

n (%)

8 (20.0)

15 (31.9)

31 (40.3)

55 (54.5)

  1. a Mantel-Haenszel test for trend
  2. Abbreviations: CPG clinical practice guideline