Author(s): Nassar EL; Levis B; Neyer MA; Rice DB; Booij L; Benedetti A; Thombs BD;

Objectives: Accurate and complete study reporting allows evidence users to critically appraise studies, evaluate possible bias, and assess generalizability and applicability. We evaluated the extent to which recent studies on depression screening accuracy were reported consistent with Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (STARD) statemen ...

Article GUID: 36047034

Author(s): Nassar EL; Levis B; Neyer MA; Rice DB; Booij L; Benedetti A; Thombs BD;

Objectives: Depression screening tool accuracy studies should be conducted with large enough sample sizes to generate precise accuracy estimates. We assessed the proportion of recently published depression screening tool diagnostic accuracy studies that reported sample size calculations; the proportion that provided confidence intervals (CIs); and precisi ...

Article GUID: 35362161

Author(s): Nassar EL; Levis B; Rice DB; Booij L; Benedetti A; Thombs BD;

Objectives: Screening is done to improve health outcomes by identifying and effectively treating individuals with unrecognized conditions. Depression screening has been proposed to identify previously unrecognized depression cases. Including individuals already diagnosed or treated for depression in screening test accuracy studies could exaggerate accurac ...

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