Categories of top five list recommendations
| Categories | Criteria |
|---|---|
| 1. CWI recommendations with corresponding equivalents from S3 guidelines | |
| 1A | Standardised GoR A |
| 1B | Standardised GoR B |
| 1C | Standardised GoR C |
| 1D | Standardised GoR D |
| 1E | No GoR available |
| 2. CWI recommendations without corresponding equivalents from S3 guidelines | |
| 2A | High methodological quality and supporting systematic meta-literature (SG, SR, MA, HTA) cited |
| 2B | High methodological quality but no supporting systematic meta-literature (SG, SR, MA, HTA) cited or moderate methodological quality and supporting systematic meta-literature (SG, SR, MA, HTA) cited |
| 2C | Moderate methodological quality and no supporting systematic meta-literature (SG, SR, MA, HTA) cited or low methodological quality |
CWI, Choosing Wisely Initiative; GoR, grade of recommendation; HTA, health technology assessment; MA, meta-analysis; SG, systematic guideline; SR, systematic review.