Understanding meta‐analysis

P Macaskill, Y Takwoingi, JJ Deeks… - … for systematic reviews …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The statistical aspects of a systematic review of test accuracy are more challenging than
those for reviews of interventions. It is therefore recommended that review teams include an …

Antibody tests in detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection: a meta-analysis

PI Kontou, GG Braliou, NL Dimou, G Nikolopoulos… - Diagnostics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The emergence of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 made
imperative the need for diagnostic tests that can identify the infection. Although Nucleic Acid …

Arcsine‐based transformations for meta‐analysis of proportions: Pros, cons, and alternatives

L Lin, C Xu - Health Science Reports, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Meta‐analyses have been increasingly used to synthesize proportions (eg, disease
prevalence) from multiple studies in recent years. Arcsine‐based transformations, especially …

Virtual Reality and Serious Videogame-Based Instruments for Assessing Spatial Navigation in Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review of Psychometric Properties

JP Sánchez-Escudero, AM Galvis-Herrera… - Neuropsychology …, 2024 - Springer
Over the past decade, research using virtual reality and serious game-based instruments for
assessing spatial navigation and spatial memory in at-risk and AD populations has risen …

Nutritional screening tools for adult cancer patients: a hierarchical Bayesian latent-class meta-analysis

X Ruan, R Nakyeyune, Y Shao, Y Shen, C Niu, Z Zang… - Clinical Nutrition, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & aims Cancer treatment requires attentiveness to its broader effect on the
body. Cancer's effect on appetite, strength, and body composition is contained in the …

A Bayesian hierarchical model for network meta-analysis of multiple diagnostic tests

X Ma, Q Lian, H Chu, JG Ibrahim, Y Chen - Biostatistics, 2018 - academic.oup.com
To compare the accuracy of multiple diagnostic tests in a single study, three designs are
commonly used (i) the multiple test comparison design;(ii) the randomized design, and (iii) …

Double-Negative Results Matter: A Reevaluation of Sensitivities for Detecting SARS-CoV-2 Infection Using Saliva Versus Nasopharyngeal Swabs

Z Wang, YL Liu, Y Chen, L Siegel… - American journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
In a recent systematic review, Bastos et al.(Ann Intern Med. 2021; 174 (4): 501–510)
compared the sensitivities of saliva sampling and nasopharyngeal swabs in the detection of …

A Bayesian hierarchical summary receiver operating characteristic model for network meta-analysis of diagnostic tests

Q Lian, JS Hodges, H Chu - Journal of the American Statistical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
In studies evaluating the accuracy of diagnostic tests, three designs are commonly used,
crossover, randomized, and noncomparative. Existing methods for meta-analysis of …

Discovery and function exploration of microRNA-155 as a molecular biomarker for early detection of breast cancer

X Liu, Q Chang, H Wang, H Qian, Y Jiang - Breast Cancer, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background MicroRNA-155 (miR-155) may function as a diagnostic biomarker of
breast cancer (BC). Nevertheless, the available evidence is controversial. Therefore, we …

A multivariate method for meta‐analysis and comparison of diagnostic tests

NL Dimou, M Adam, PG Bagos - Statistics in medicine, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We present here an extension of the classic bivariate random effects meta‐analysis for the
log‐transformed sensitivity and specificity that can be applied for two or more diagnostic …