Psoriatic arthritis screening: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically review the accuracy and characteristics of different questionnaire-based PsA screening tools.

Methods

A systematic review of MEDLINE, Excerpta Medical Database, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Web of Science was conducted to identify studies that evaluated the accuracy of self-administered PsA screening tools for patients with psoriasis. A bivariate meta-analysis was used to pool screening tool-specific accuracy estimates (sensitivity and specificity). Heterogeneity of the diagnostic odds ratio was evaluated through meta-regression. All full-text records were assessed for risk of bias with the QUADAS 2 tool.

Results

A total of 2280 references were identified and 130 records were assessed for full-text review, of which 42

SUBMITTER: Iragorri N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6434376 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature