Wainwright, Megan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9584-9944
Zahroh, Rana Islamiah https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7831-2336
Tunçalp, Özge https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5370-682X
Booth, Andrew https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4808-3880
Bohren, Meghan A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4179-4682
Noyes, Jane https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4238-5984
Cheng, Weilong https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5647-4614
Munthe-Kaas, Heather https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6051-9010
Lewin, Simon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7521-9515
Funding for this research was provided by:
World Health Organization
South African Medical Research Council
Australian Research Council (DE200100264)
University of Melbourne, Dame Kate Campbell Fellowship
Article History
Received: 15 April 2022
Accepted: 12 May 2023
First Online: 25 July 2023
Declarations
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: The data for this study consisted of published systematic reviews and therefore ethics approval was not needed.
: There was no direct individual contact involved in this study, therefore consent for publication is not needed.
: Most of the evaluation authors (MW, OT, SL, AB, MAB, JN, HMK) are members of the GRADE-CERQual Project Group coordinating team and have been involved closely in developing and promoting the approach. In addition, some of the evaluation authors were also authors of some of the included reviews. As evaluation authors, we were keen to understand how the GRADE-CERQual approach has been applied to date, including both concerns with and innovations in its use. However, we acknowledge both the limitations and strengths of our interests in the approach. The authors declare that they have no other competing interests.