Reproducibility of the STARD checklist: an instrument to assess the quality of reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In January 2003, STAndards for the Reporting of Diagnostic accuracy studies (STARD) were published in a number of journals, to improve the quality of reporting in diagnostic accuracy studies. We designed a study to investigate the inter-assessment reproducibility, and intra- and inter-observer reproducibility of the items in the STARD statement.

Methods

Thirty-two diagnostic accuracy studies published in 2000 in medical journals with an impact factor of at least 4 were included. Two reviewers independently evaluated the quality of reporting of these studies using the 25 items of the STARD statement. A consensus evaluation was obtained by discussing and resolving disagreements between reviewers. Almost two years later, the same studies were evaluated by the same re

SUBMITTER: Smidt N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1522016 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature