Guidance was developed on how to write a plain language summary for diagnostic test accuracy reviews

Penny Whiting; Mariska Leeflang; Isabel de Salis; Reem A. Mustafa; Nancy Santesso; Gowri Gopalakrishna; Geraldine Cooney; Emily Jesper; Joanne Thomas; Clare Davenport

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.07.008

Guidance was developed on how to write a plain language summary for diagnostic test accuracy reviews

Penny Whiting^*, Mariska Leeflang, Isabel de Salis, Reem A. Mustafa, Nancy Santesso, Gowri Gopalakrishna, Geraldine Cooney, Emily Jesper, Joanne Thomas, Clare Davenport

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Objective: To develop guidance for authors of diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) reviews to help them write a plain language summary of the results of their review. Study Design and Setting: We used a combination of focus groups, user testing, and a web-based survey. Participants included patient representatives, media representatives, and health professionals. Results: We present step-by-step guidance for authors of DTA reviews for writing a plain language summary. This guidance is illustrated with examples of reader-tested sentences, explanations, and a figure. Conclusion: We hope this guidance will allow reviewers to present the findings of DTA reviews so that it is easier for readers to understand the results and conclusions. This will increase the accessibility of these reviews for various audiences.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	112-119
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume	103
Early online date	21 Jul 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.07.008
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2018

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Communicating research
Diagnostic test accuracy
Natural frequencies
Plain language summary
Sensitivity and specificity
Systematic review

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