Many abstracts of diagnostic accuracy studies are currently insufficiently informative. We extended the STARD (Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy) statement by developing a list of essential items that authors should consider when reporting diagnostic accuracy studies in journal or conference abstracts. After a literature review of published guidance for reporting biomedical studies, we identified 39 items potentially relevant to report in an abstract. We then selected essential items through a two round web based survey among the 85 members of the STARD Group, followed by discussions within an executive committee. Seventy three STARD Group members responded (86%), with 100% completion rate. STARD for Abstracts is a list of 11 quintessential items, to be reported in every abstract of a diagnostic accuracy study. We provide examples of complete reporting, and developed template text for writing informative abstracts.
STARD for Abstracts: Essential items for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies in journal or conference abstracts / Cohen J.F., Korevaar D.A., Gatsonis C.A., Glasziou P.P., Hooft L., Moher D., Reitsma J.B., De Vet H.C.W., Bossuyt P.M., Alonzo T., Altman D.G., Azuara-Blanco A., Bachmann L., Blume J., Boutron I., Bruns D., Buller H., Buntinx F., Byron S., Chang S., et al.. - In: BMJ. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. - ISSN 0959-8146. - ELETTRONICO. - 358:(2017), pp. 0-0. [10.1136/bmj.j3751]
STARD for Abstracts: Essential items for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies in journal or conference abstracts
Virgili G.;
2017
Abstract
Many abstracts of diagnostic accuracy studies are currently insufficiently informative. We extended the STARD (Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy) statement by developing a list of essential items that authors should consider when reporting diagnostic accuracy studies in journal or conference abstracts. After a literature review of published guidance for reporting biomedical studies, we identified 39 items potentially relevant to report in an abstract. We then selected essential items through a two round web based survey among the 85 members of the STARD Group, followed by discussions within an executive committee. Seventy three STARD Group members responded (86%), with 100% completion rate. STARD for Abstracts is a list of 11 quintessential items, to be reported in every abstract of a diagnostic accuracy study. We provide examples of complete reporting, and developed template text for writing informative abstracts.
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