Identifying and Avoiding Risk of Bias in Caries Diagnostic Studies.
caries assessment
caries detection
caries diagnostics
caries monitoring
clinical studies
laboratory studies
methodology
reference standard
Journal
Journal of clinical medicine
ISSN: 2077-0383
Titre abrégé: J Clin Med
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101606588
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
22 Jul 2021
22 Jul 2021
Historique:
received:
22
05
2021
revised:
12
07
2021
accepted:
13
07
2021
entrez:
7
8
2021
pubmed:
8
8
2021
medline:
8
8
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Caries diagnostic studies differ with respect to their design, included patients/tooth samples, use of diagnostic and reference methods, calibration, blinding and data reporting. Such heterogeneity makes comparisons between studies difficult and could represent a substantial risk of bias (RoB) when it is not identified. Therefore, the present report aims to describe the development and background of a RoB assessment tool for caries diagnostic studies. The expert group developed and agreed to use a RoB assessment tool during three workshops. Here, existing instruments (e.g., QUADAS 2 and the Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers' Manual) influenced the hierarchy and phrasing of the signalling questions that were adapted to the specific dental purpose. The tailored RoB assessment tool that was created consists of 16 signalling questions that are organized in four domains. This tool considers the selection/spectrum bias (1), the bias of the index (2) and reference tests (3), and the bias of the study flow and data analysis (4) and can be downloaded from the journal website. This paper explores possible sources of heterogeneity and bias in caries diagnostic studies and summarizes the relevant methodological aspects.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34362007
pii: jcm10153223
doi: 10.3390/jcm10153223
pmc: PMC8347423
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Subventions
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
ID : SCHU-3217/1-1
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