Meta-DiSc: a software for meta-analysis of test accuracy data

Meta-DiSc: a software for meta-analysis of test accuracy data

BACKGROUND Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of test accuracy studies are increasingly being recognised as central in guiding clinical practice. However, there is currently no dedicated and comprehensive software for meta-analysis of diagnostic data. In this article, we present Meta-DiSc, a Windows-based, user-friendly, freely available (for academic use) software that we have developed, pil...

Differential Diagnosis of Microcytic Anemia, Thalassemia or Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Diagnostic Test Accuracy Meta-Analysis

We evaluated the most common indices to compare their sensitivity and specificity to introduce the most sensitive and specific index. We systematically searched five international indexing databases up to Dec 2018. For each index, we measured the diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), as well as summary ROC (SROC) curve which was used to compare the performance of each index. Deeks̕ tests of all discrimin...

Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies

Patient Safety Culture: A Meta-analysis of Hospital Data

Background and Objectives: Patient safety (PS) is one of the most important and essential elements of quality in healthcare setting. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to assess the status of patient safety culture using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC). Methods: In this systematic review and meta-analysis study, data were collected through searching dat...

Accuracy Improvement of Mood Disorders Prediction using a Combination of Data Mining and Meta-Heuristic Algorithms

Introduction: Since the delay or mistake in the diagnosis of mood disorders due to the similarity of their symptoms hinders effective treatment, this study aimed to accurately diagnose mood disorders including psychosis, autism, personality disorder, bipolar, depression, and schizophrenia, through modeling and analyzing patients' data. Method: Data collected in this applied developmental resear...