QUADAS-2: A Revised Tool for the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies
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- 18 October 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 155 (8), 529-536
- https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-155-8-201110180-00009
Abstract
In 2003, the QUADAS tool for systematic reviews of diagnostic accuracy studies was developed. Experience, anecdotal reports, and feedback suggested areas for improvement; therefore, QUADAS-2 was developed. This tool comprises 4 domains: patient selection, index test, reference standard, and flow and timing. Each domain is assessed in terms of risk of bias, and the first 3 domains are also assessed in terms of concerns regarding applicability. Signalling questions are included to help judge risk of bias. The QUADAS-2 tool is applied in 4 phases: summarize the review question, tailor the tool and produce review-specific guidance, construct a flow diagram for the primary study, and judge bias and applicability. This tool will allow for more transparent rating of bias and applicability of primary diagnostic accuracy studies.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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