Table 2 The quality and implementability...

Table 2

The quality and implementability of AOD policies according to evaluations using the AGREE-HS tool

Item	Policy/item N	Policy/item %	Scores x̄/policies N = 25	Scores [min,max]
1. Topic			6.08	[6,7]
1. Description of health system challenge	25	100
2. Description of the causes of the HSC	25	100
3. Description of the HSC in terms of priority	2	80
4. Guidance revelation to and appropriate for HSC	25	100
2. Participants			1.48	[1,3]
1. Members of the HS guidance teams	9	36
2. HS guidance team's multidisciplinary	1	4
3. HS guidance team's multi-sectorinality	2	8
4. Competing interests of the HS guidance developing team	0	0
5. Influence of funding agency precautions	0	0
3. Methods			1.92	[1,2]
1. Systematic and transparent methods to identify and review the evidence	0	0
2. Consideration of the best available and relevant evidence	0	0
3. Currency of evidence base	0	0
4. Evidence of effectiveness of the potential options	0	0
5. Evidence of cost and cost-effectiveness	0	0
6. The weighing of benefits and harms of the potential options	0	0
7. Link between the recommendations and evidence	0	0
8. The rationale behind is clear	23	92
9. Systematic and transparent methods to agree final recommendations	0	0
4. Recommendations			3.84	[2,5]
1. The anticipated outcomes described	0	0
2. Comprehensiveness and direction of the recommendations	23	92
3. Ethical principles described	1	4
4. Promotion of the equity among target population	22	88
5. Acceptability and alignment with sociocultural and political interests	3	12
6. Easily identifiable, clear and succinct	24	96
7. Actionable and to be operationalized	25	100
8. A plan for updating	5	20
5. Implementability			3.76	[2,5]
1. Barriers and enablers of the implementation are described	21	84
2. Cost and resource considerations	22	88
3. The stakeholders acceptability	14	56
4. The affordability of the recommendations is described	0	0
5. Sustainability and requirements to maintain long-term outcomes	1	4
6. Flexible and tailorable recommendations	24	96
7. Transferability of the recommendations	0	0
8. Description of strategies to disseminate	23	92
9. Strategies for assessing the implementation process and the impact	11	44

Item	Policy/item N	Policy/item%	Scores x̄/policies N = 25	Scores [min,max]
1. Topic			6.08	[6,7]
1. Description of health system challenge	25	100
2. Description of the causes of the HSC	25	100
3. Description of the HSC in terms of priority	2	80
4. Guidance revelation to and appropriate for HSC	25	100
2. Participants			1.48	[1,3]
1. Members of the HS guidance teams	9	36
2. HS guidance team's multidisciplinary	1	4
3. HS guidance team's multi-sectorinality	2	8
4. Competing interests of the HS guidance developing team	0	0
5. Influence of funding agency precautions	0	0
3. Methods			1.92	[1,2]
1. Systematic and transparent methods to identify and review the evidence	0	0
2. Consideration of the best available and relevant evidence	0	0
3. Currency of evidence base	0	0
4. Evidence of effectiveness of the potential options	0	0
5. Evidence of cost and cost-effectiveness	0	0
6. The weighing of benefits and harms of the potential options	0	0
7. Link between the recommendations and evidence	0	0
8. The rationale behind is clear	23	92
9. Systematic and transparent methods to agree final recommendations	0	0
4. Recommendations			3.84	[2,5]
1. The anticipated outcomes described	0	0
2. Comprehensiveness and direction of the recommendations	23	92
3. Ethical principles described	1	4
4. Promotion of the equity among target population	22	88
5. Acceptability and alignment with sociocultural and political interests	3	12
6. Easily identifiable, clear and succinct	24	96
7. Actionable and to be operationalized	25	100
8. A plan for updating	5	20
5. Implementability			3.76	[2,5]
1. Barriers and enablers of the implementation are described	21	84
2. Cost and resource considerations	22	88
3. The stakeholders acceptability	14	56
4. The affordability of the recommendations is described	0	0
5. Sustainability and requirements to maintain long-term outcomes	1	4
6. Flexible and tailorable recommendations	24	96
7. Transferability of the recommendations	0	0
8. Description of strategies to disseminate	23	92
9. Strategies for assessing the implementation process and the impact	11	44

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