Korean Translation of the GRADE Series Published in the BMJ, ‘GRADE: Grading Quality of Evidence and Strength of Recommendations for Diagnostic Tests and Strategies’ (A Secondary Publication)
This article is the fourth translation of a GRADE series published in the BMJ, which graded the quality of evidence and strength of recommendations for diagnostic tests or strategies, as a comprehensive and transparent approach for developing recommendations. Randomized trials for diagnostic approac...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Association of Urogenital Tract Infection and Inflammation
2020-04-01
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| Series: | Urogenital Tract Infection |
| Online Access: | http://euti.org/upload/pdf/kautii015-01-05.pdf |
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| Summary: | This article is the fourth translation of a GRADE series published in the BMJ, which graded the quality of evidence and strength of recommendations for diagnostic tests or strategies, as a comprehensive and transparent approach for developing recommendations. Randomized trials for diagnostic approaches represent the ideal study design for intervention studies. On the other hand, cross-sectional or cohort studies with a direct comparison of the test results with an appropriate reference standard can provide high-quality evidence. The guideline panel must be reminded that the test accuracy is a surrogate for patient-important outcomes, so such studies often provide a low quality of evidence for recommendations regarding diagnostic tests, even when the studies do not have serious limitations. Diagnostic accuracy studies showing that a diagnostic test or strategy improves important patient outcomes will require the availability of effective treatment, reduction of test-related adverse effects or anxiety, or improvement of the patients’ well-being from prognostic information. Therefore, it is important to assess the directness of the test results regarding the consequences of diagnostic recommendations that are important to patients. |
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| ISSN: | 2465-8243 2465-8510 |