Browsing by Subject "Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures"
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Chapter 1: Introduction to the Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews.
(Journal of general internal medicine, 2012-06)Evaluation of medical tests presents challenges distinct from those involved in the evaluation of therapies; in particular, the very great importance of context and the dearth of comprehensive RCTs aimed at comparing the ... -
Chapter 5: assessing risk of bias as a domain of quality in medical test studies.
(Journal of general internal medicine, 2012-06)Assessing methodological quality is a necessary activity for any systematic review, including those evaluating the evidence for studies of medical test performance. Judging the overall quality of an individual study involves ... -
Chapter 6: assessing applicability of medical test studies in systematic reviews.
(Journal of general internal medicine, 2012-06)Use of medical tests should be guided by research evidence about the accuracy and utility of those tests in clinical care settings. Systematic reviews of the literature about medical tests must address applicability to real-world ... -
Chapter 7: grading a body of evidence on diagnostic tests.
(Journal of general internal medicine, 2012-06)<h4>Introduction</h4>Grading the strength of a body of diagnostic test evidence involves challenges over and above those related to grading the evidence from health care intervention studies. This chapter identifies challenges ... -
Do You Want to Hear the Bad News? The Value of Diagnostic Tests for Alzheimer's Disease.
(Value Health, 2016-01)OBJECTIVE: The diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains difficult. Lack of diagnostic certainty or possible distress related to a positive result from diagnostic testing could limit the application of new testing ... -
Invasive aspergillosis in critically ill patients: Review of definitions and diagnostic approaches.
(Mycoses, 2021-09)Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is an increasingly recognised phenomenon in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit, including in patients with severe influenza and severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. ... -
Methods guide for authors of systematic reviews of medical tests: a collaboration between the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
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Patient-based outcome assessment instruments in acupuncture research.
(J Altern Complement Med, 2010-01)BACKGROUND: Outcome assessment can support the therapeutic process by providing a way to track symptoms and functionality over time, providing insights to clinicians and patients, as well as offering a common language to ...
