Table 3

Evaluation of the recommendation

Recommendation		Translation			Evaluation
No	Description	Agree, n (%)	Disagree	Neutral	SOR	Range
1	General principles for management	21 (100)	0	0	9.3 (0.9)	7–10
2	Disease monitoring	20 (95)	0	1	8.9 (1.3)	6–10
3	Management strategy	20 (95)	1*	0	8.2 (2.6)	0–10
4	Non-drug treatment	16 (76)	4†	1	7.2 (2.6)	1–10
5	Drug treatment: anti-inflammatory	20 (95)	0	1	8.3 (1.4)	5–10
6	Drug treatment: pain killers	20 (95)	0	1	8.8 (2.2)	1–10
7	Drug treatment: steroids	21 (100)	0	0	9.2 (0.9)	7–10
8	Drug treatment: DMARDs	21 (100)	0	0	9.0 (1.0)	7–10
9	Drug treatment: anti-TNF	21 (100)	0	0	8.9 (1.1)	7–10
10	Surgery	20 (95)	1‡	0	8.8 (1.4)	6–10

1–10	Overall agreement	21 (100)	0	0	8.7 (0.6)	N/A

See box 1 for the text of the recommendations.
*Participant thinks that ankylosing spondylitis can be treated without medication in some cases; †participants think that the paragraph should be more positive, especially for physiotherapy and self-help groups; ‡participant thinks that a total hip replacement should not always be performed.
DMARDs, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; N/A, not applicable; SOR, strength of recommendation; TNF, tumour necrosis factor.