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Daniël A Korevaar1, Jérémie F Cohen1,2, Johannes B Reitsma3
11Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Research Integrity and Peer Review
|February 17, 2018
Summary
The Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy (STARD) statement was systematically updated to STARD 2015. This revised guideline provides 30 essential items for transparently reporting diagnostic accuracy studies.
Area of Science:
- Medical Research Methodology
- Diagnostic Test Evaluation
Background:
- Few reporting guidelines undergo regular updates.
- The original STARD statement (2003) aimed to improve reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies.
- A systematic update process was recently completed for the STARD statement.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the systematic process and rationale for updating the STARD statement.
- To introduce the revised STARD 2015 reporting guideline.
Main Methods:
- A literature review identified potential revisions.
- Online surveys of 85 STARD Group members gathered input on checklist items.
- Consensus meetings and piloting with 32 users refined the updated checklist.
Main Results:
- The STARD 2015 checklist comprises 30 essential items.
- The update involved modifying, incorporating, and adding items based on expert and user feedback.
- Compared to the original STARD, STARD 2015 includes several structural changes and new items.
Conclusions:
- STARD 2015 is the result of a rigorous, systematic updating process.
- The guideline offers an improved and comprehensive list for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies.
- STARD 2015 enhances transparency and completeness in the reporting of diagnostic accuracy research.
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