Survey of the methods and reporting practices in published meta-analyses of test performance : 1987 to 2009
Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd..
We performed a survey of meta-analyses of test performance to describe the evolution in their methods and reporting. Studies were identified through MEDLINE (1966-2009), reference lists, and relevant reviews. We extracted information on clinical topics, literature review methods, quality assessment, and statistical analyses. We reviewed 760 publications reporting meta-analyses of test performance, published between 1987 and 2009. Eligible reviews included a median of 18 primary studies that were used in quantitative analyses. Most common clinical areas were cardiovascular disease (21%) and oncology (25%); most common test categories were imaging (44%) and biomarker tests (28%). Assessment of verification and spectrum bias, blinding, prospective study design, and consecutive patient recruitment became more common over time (p < 0.001 comparing reviews published through 2004 vs 2005 onwards). These changes coincided with the increasing use of checklists to guide assessment of methodological quality. Heterogeneity tests were used in 58% of meta-analyses; subgroup or regression analyses were used in 57%. Random effects models were employed in 57% of meta-analyses (38% through 2004 vs 72% 2004-onwards; p < 0.001). Use of bivariate models of sensitivity and specificity increased in recent years (21% in 2008-2009 vs 7% in earlier years; p < 0.001). Methods employed in meta-analyses of test performance have improved with the introduction of quality assessment checklists and the development of more sophisticated statistical methods.
| Medienart: |
E-Artikel |
|---|
| Erscheinungsjahr: |
2013 |
|---|---|
| Erschienen: |
2013 |
| Enthalten in: |
Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:4 |
|---|---|
| Enthalten in: |
Research synthesis methods - 4(2013), 3 vom: 14. Sept., Seite 242-55 |
| Sprache: |
Englisch |
|---|
| Beteiligte Personen: |
Dahabreh, Issa J [VerfasserIn] |
|---|
| Links: |
|---|
| Themen: |
Diagnostic test |
|---|
| Anmerkungen: |
Date Completed 07.04.2016 Date Revised 10.12.2019 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
|---|
| doi: |
10.1002/jrsm.1083 |
|---|
| funding: |
|
|---|---|
| Förderinstitution / Projekttitel: |
|
| PPN (Katalog-ID): |
NLM249758970 |
|---|
| LEADER | 01000naa a22002652 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | NLM249758970 | ||
| 003 | DE-627 | ||
| 005 | 20231224154257.0 | ||
| 007 | cr uuu---uuuuu | ||
| 008 | 231224s2013 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c | ||
| 024 | 7 | |a 10.1002/jrsm.1083 |2 doi | |
| 028 | 5 | 2 | |a pubmed24n0832.xml |
| 035 | |a (DE-627)NLM249758970 | ||
| 035 | |a (NLM)26053844 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-627 |b ger |c DE-627 |e rakwb | ||
| 041 | |a eng | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Dahabreh, Issa J |e verfasserin |4 aut | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Survey of the methods and reporting practices in published meta-analyses of test performance |b 1987 to 2009 |
| 264 | 1 | |c 2013 | |
| 336 | |a Text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a ƒaComputermedien |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a ƒa Online-Ressource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 500 | |a Date Completed 07.04.2016 | ||
| 500 | |a Date Revised 10.12.2019 | ||
| 500 | |a published: Print-Electronic | ||
| 500 | |a Citation Status MEDLINE | ||
| 520 | |a Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. | ||
| 520 | |a We performed a survey of meta-analyses of test performance to describe the evolution in their methods and reporting. Studies were identified through MEDLINE (1966-2009), reference lists, and relevant reviews. We extracted information on clinical topics, literature review methods, quality assessment, and statistical analyses. We reviewed 760 publications reporting meta-analyses of test performance, published between 1987 and 2009. Eligible reviews included a median of 18 primary studies that were used in quantitative analyses. Most common clinical areas were cardiovascular disease (21%) and oncology (25%); most common test categories were imaging (44%) and biomarker tests (28%). Assessment of verification and spectrum bias, blinding, prospective study design, and consecutive patient recruitment became more common over time (p < 0.001 comparing reviews published through 2004 vs 2005 onwards). These changes coincided with the increasing use of checklists to guide assessment of methodological quality. Heterogeneity tests were used in 58% of meta-analyses; subgroup or regression analyses were used in 57%. Random effects models were employed in 57% of meta-analyses (38% through 2004 vs 72% 2004-onwards; p < 0.001). Use of bivariate models of sensitivity and specificity increased in recent years (21% in 2008-2009 vs 7% in earlier years; p < 0.001). Methods employed in meta-analyses of test performance have improved with the introduction of quality assessment checklists and the development of more sophisticated statistical methods | ||
| 650 | 4 | |a Journal Article | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. | |
| 650 | 4 | |a diagnostic test | |
| 650 | 4 | |a meta-analysis | |
| 650 | 4 | |a methods | |
| 650 | 4 | |a reporting | |
| 650 | 4 | |a systematic review | |
| 650 | 4 | |a test performance | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Chung, Mei |e verfasserin |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Kitsios, Georgios D |e verfasserin |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Terasawa, Teruhiko |e verfasserin |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Raman, Gowri |e verfasserin |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Tatsioni, Athina |e verfasserin |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Tobar, Annette |e verfasserin |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Lau, Joseph |e verfasserin |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Trikalinos, Thomas A |e verfasserin |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Schmid, Christopher H |e verfasserin |4 aut | |
| 773 | 0 | 8 | |i Enthalten in |t Research synthesis methods |d 2010 |g 4(2013), 3 vom: 14. Sept., Seite 242-55 |w (DE-627)NLM228597374 |x 1759-2887 |7 nnns |
| 773 | 1 | 8 | |g volume:4 |g year:2013 |g number:3 |g day:14 |g month:09 |g pages:242-55 |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1083 |3 Volltext |
| 912 | |a GBV_USEFLAG_A | ||
| 912 | |a GBV_NLM | ||
| 951 | |a AR | ||
| 952 | |d 4 |j 2013 |e 3 |b 14 |c 09 |h 242-55 | ||