To critically analyse the evaluation of a screening test.
Objective: To critically analyse the evaluation of a screening test.
You need to find and select a study outlining the evaluation of a screening test from the peer-reviewed literature.
Prepare up to a 3-page critique (single space, using 12-point font and 1-inch margins; referencing: www.nlm.nih.gov/citingmedicine/.) summarizing the article, focusing on the following issues:
1. Please prepare a brief summary of this article.
2. Was there an independent blind comparison with a reference (Gold) standard of diagnosis?
3. Was the diagnostic test evaluated in an appropriate spectrum of patients (Like those you would meet in clinical practice)?
4. Was the test validated in a second, independent group of patients?
5. Was the reference standard applied regardless of the test results?
6. Are there any associated biases that may affect the conclusions reached in this study?
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