Below are tools and resources for assessing the quality of guidelines and the quality of the guidelines reporting:
The most widely used tool to assess the quality of the guidelines consists of 23 items that evaluate the following domains: scope and purpose, stakeholder participation, rigor of development, clarity of presentation, applicability and editorial independence. The tool has been translated to 20 languages.
The English version can be accessed here. It provides step by step guidance for users.
The AGREE collaboration has created additional tools to support guideline developers and users. A recent publication provides guidance on how to use them. Below is a summary of these tools and their uses:
AGREE-REX can be accessed here.
AGREE-GRS can be accessed here.
AGREE-HS can be accessed here.
CheckUp can be accessed here.
Paper can be found here.
Tool via the equator-network.org can be found here.
Related work by Watts (2018) describing how checklists can be used in systematic reviews of HTA.