Quality of osteoporosis management guidelines produced in China: a systematic review.

What was studied

This review rated the quality of osteoporosis guidelines from China. It used the AGREE tools. One checks how well a guideline is made. The other checks the quality of its advice. The search ran from January 2014 to December 2025. It covered several Chinese databases.

What they found

In all, 13 guidelines were studied. Quality was moderate overall. The rigor of development was rated lowest. Stakeholder involvement and clarity were rated highest. 10 guidelines were rated for advice quality. The overall scores of both tools rose together. The r value was 0.665.

What it means for patients

The authors say method quality and advice quality are moderate. They say advice on function checks, diet, exercise, rehab and home changes is valuable. They say Chinese exercise methods may inform guides in other countries.

Why it is not certain yet

The rigor scores varied widely between guidelines. Only guidelines with good scores on several domains got the second rating. The abstract does not rate whether the advice is right. A moderate score does not show how well patients do.

Source

Quality of osteoporosis management guidelines produced in China: a systematic review.

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