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Which review is that? A guide to review types

A typology of literature reviews

Diagnostic Systematic Review - Diagnostic Test Accuracy Review


Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy synthesize data from primary studies to provide insight into the ability of medical tests to detect a target condition; they also can provide estimates of test performance, allow comparisons of the accuracy of different tests, and facilitate the identification of sources of variability (McInnes et al, 2018)

 

Further Reading/Resources

McInnes MDF, Moher D, Thombs BD et al. Preferred Reporting Items for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies: The PRISMA-DTA Statement. JAMA. 2018;319(4):388-396 Full Text

PRISMA for Diagnostic Test Accuracy Link


Campbell, J. M., Klugar, M., Ding, S., Carmody, D. P., Hakonsen, S. J., Jadotte, Y. T., ... & Munn, Z. (2015). Diagnostic test accuracy: methods for systematic review and meta-analysis. JBI Evidence Implementation, 13(3), 154-162. Full Text


Leeflang, M, Deeks, J, Takwoingi, Y, Macaskill, P. (2013) Cochrane diagnostic test accuracy reviews. Systematic Reviews, 2, 82. Full Text

 

 

Example

Freeman, K., Dinnes, J., Chuchu, N., Takwoingi, Y., Bayliss, S. E., Matin, R. N., ... & Deeks, J. J. (2020). Algorithm based smartphone apps to assess risk of skin cancer in adults: systematic review of diagnostic accuracy studies. bmj, 368. Full Text

 

References
McInnes MDF, Moher D, Thombs BD et al. Preferred Reporting Items for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies: The PRISMA-DTA Statement. JAMA. 2018;319(4):388-396 Full Text


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