A case study of an individual participant data meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy showed that prediction regions represented heterogeneity well

Autor: Aurelio López Malo Vázquez de Lara, Parash Mani Bhandari, Yin Wu, Brooke Levis, Brett Thombs, Andrea Benedetti, DEPRESsion Screening Data (DEPRESSD) PHQ-9 Collaboration

Publikováno v: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2023)

Abstract The diagnostic accuracy of a screening tool is often characterized by its sensitivity and specificity. An analysis of these measures must consider their intrinsic correlation. In the context of an individual participant data meta-analysis, h

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A case study of an individual participant data meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy showed that prediction regions represented heterogeneity well.

Autor: López Malo Vázquez de Lara A; Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada., Bhandari PM; Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada., Wu Y; Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada., Levis B; Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.; Centre for Prognosis Research, School of Primary, Community and Social Care, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK., Thombs B; Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.; Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.; Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.; Biomedical Ethics Unit, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada., Benedetti A; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. andrea.benedetti@mcgill.ca.; Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada. andrea.benedetti@mcgill.ca.; Centre for Outcomes Research & Evaluation, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, 5252 Boulevard de Maisonneuve, Montreal, QC, H4A 3S5, Canada. andrea.benedetti@mcgill.ca.

Publikováno v: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2023 Jun 07; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 9275. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 07.