Evaluation of adherence to STARD for abstracts in a diverse sample of diagnostic accuracy abstracts published in 2012 and 2019 reveals suboptimal reporting practices.
Constance DuboisHaben DawitDaniël A KorevaarYasaman ValiAlma Al SibaaieRobert A FrankMatthew D F McInnesChris HydePatrick M BossuytJérémie F CohenPublished in: Journal of clinical epidemiology (2024)
This sample of diagnostic accuracy abstracts revealed suboptimal reporting practices without improvement between 2012 and 2019. The test evaluation field could benefit from targeted knowledge translation strategies to improve completeness of reporting in abstracts.