• 1. Clinical Pharmacy Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, China;
  • 2. Department of Pharmacy, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
  • 3. Evidence-based Pharmacy Center, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
  • 4. Chinese Evidence-based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
LIYou-ping, Email: zhangjunyang@126.com
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Objective To systematically assess the quality of evidence-based clinical guidelines on the treatment of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and to compare the differences and similarities between recommendations, so as to provide references for clinical application. Methods Databases such as the TRIP, PubMed, CNKI, VIP, WanFang Data, CBM, U.S National Guideline Clearinghouse and Guidelines International Network were searched to collect evidencebased guidelines on medication therapy for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Methodological quality of included guidelines was assessed according to the AGREE Ⅲ instrument, and differences and similarities among recommendations were compared. Results Two evidence-based clinical guidelines from Australia and China were included. Among 6 domains of the Australian guideline which were rated using AGREE Ⅲ instrument, "scope and purpose", "stakeholder involvement", "rigor of development", "clarity and presentation", "applicability" and "editorial independence" were scored more than 50%. As for Chinese guideline, "scope and purpose", "stakeholder involvement", "rigor of development", "clarity and presentation" and "editorial independence" was all scored more than 50%, but "applicability" was scored less than 50%. Conclusion The included guidelines are of high quality and strongly recommended, but the recommendations might exist limitation for Chinese children. Thus, the development of relevant Chinese evidence-based guidelines are urgently needed.

Citation: LIXiao-su, LIURu-ming, WANGLu-jie, ZHANGJun, ZHANGLing-li, LIYou-ping, SONGJie. Evidence-based Clinical Guidelines on Medication Therapy for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Systematic Review. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2015, 15(2): 152-158. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20150027 Copy

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