Selective cutoff reporting in studies of the accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: Comparison of results based on published cutoffs versus all cutoffs using individual participant data meta‐analysis

Selective cutoff reporting in studies of the accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: Comparison of results based on published cutoffs versus all cutoffs using individual participant data meta‐analysis

Abstract Objectives Selectively reported results from only well‐performing cutoffs in diagnostic accuracy studies may bias estimates in meta‐analyses. We investigated cutoff reporting patterns for the Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 (PHQ‐9; standard cutoff 10) and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale...

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Main Authors: Dipika Neupane, Brooke Levis, Parash M. Bhandari, Brett D. Thombs, Andrea Benedetti, DEPRESsion Screening Data (DEPRESSD) Collaboration
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-09-01
Series:International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
Subjects:
diagnostic test accuracy
individual participant data meta‐analysis
meta‐analysis
publication bias
selective cutoff reporting
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1873

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https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1873

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