| Study design(s) targeted by the tool | Guidelinesguidelines |
|---|---|
| Additional details on designs | NA |
| Tool area | Health |
| Link to the tool | Get the AGREE tool |
Details | |
| Website | https://www.agreetrust.org/resource-centre/the-original-agree-instrument/ |
| Primary publication | AGREE Collaboration. Development and validation of an international appraisal instrument for assessing the quality of clinical practice guidelines: the AGREE project. Quality and Safety in Health Care 2003;12(1) |
| DOI | 10.1136/qhc.12.1.18 |
| Guidance document | |
| Training | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any evaluations that should be listed here. |
| Language | English |
| Translations | Many – available on AGREE website. |
| Record last updated | 03/06/2026 |
Related tools and Publications | |
| Previous versions | None |
| Updated versions | |
| Related tools | A variety of tools have been developed to assist in the development, reporting and evaluation of practice guidelines |
| Evaluations | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any evaluations that should be listed here |
| Other publications | Brouwers MC, Spithoff K, Lavis J, Kho ME, Makarski J, Flórez ID, What to Do With All The AGREEs? The AGREE Portfolio of Tools to Support The Guideline Enterprise, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.05.025. |
Key Criteria | |
| Focuses on risk of bias, or makes a distinction between items that assess risk of bias and other aspects of study quality | No |
| Offers a method to reach either a domain specific or overall assessment of risk of bias | Yes |
| Tool developed for use across topic areas (i.e. not developed for specific clinical area such as physiotherapy or dentistry) | Yes |
| Avoids recommending use of summary numerical quality scores | No |
