Implementing GRADE in systematic reviews that adhere to JBI methodological conduct

Cindy Stern; Zachary Munn; Timothy H Barker; Kylie Porritt; Jennifer C Stone; Robin Pap; Hanan Khalil; Edoardo Aromataris

doi:10.11124/JBIES-23-00543

Implementing GRADE in systematic reviews that adhere to JBI methodological conduct

JBI Evid Synth. 2024 Mar 1;22(3):351-358. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-23-00543.

Authors

Cindy Stern¹, Zachary Munn², Timothy H Barker², Kylie Porritt¹, Jennifer C Stone¹, Robin Pap³, Hanan Khalil⁴, Edoardo Aromataris¹

Affiliations

¹ JBI, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
² Health Evidence Synthesis, Recommendations and Impact (HERSI), School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
³ School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁴ La Trobe University, School of Psychology and Public Health, Department of Public Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

PMID: 38385457
DOI: 10.11124/JBIES-23-00543

Abstract

GRADE is a methodological approach used to establish certainty in a body of evidence and is now widely adopted among the evidence synthesis and guideline development community. JBI is an international evidence-based health care organization that provides guidance for a range of evidence synthesis approaches. The GRADE approach is currently endorsed for use in a subset of JBI systematic reviews; however, there is some uncertainty regarding when (and how) GRADE may be implemented in reviews that follow JBI methodology.

MeSH terms

Evidence-Based Practice*
Humans
Systematic Reviews as Topic