Ausgabe 1/2014
Inhalt (140 Artikel)
Developing and validating risk prediction models in an individual participant data meta-analysis
Ikhlaaq Ahmed, Thomas PA Debray, Karel GM Moons, Richard D Riley
Assessing discriminative ability of risk models in clustered data
David van Klaveren, Ewout W Steyerberg, Pablo Perel, Yvonne Vergouwe
Effect of numbering of return envelopes on participation, explicit refusals, and bias: experiment and meta-analysis
Thomas V Perneger, Stéphane Cullati, Sandrine Rudaz, Thomas Agoritsas, Ralph E Schmidt, Christophe Combescure, Delphine S Courvoisier
A critical analysis of test-retest reliability in instrument validation studies of cancer patients under palliative care: a systematic review
Carlos Eduardo Paiva, Eliane Marçon Barroso, Estela Cristina Carneseca, Cristiano de Pádua Souza, Felipe Thomé dos Santos, Rossana Verónica Mendoza López, Sakamoto Bianca Ribeiro Paiva
Factors influencing recruitment to research: qualitative study of the experiences and perceptions of research teams
Lisa Newington, Alison Metcalfe
Choosing sensitivity analyses for randomised trials: principles
Tim P Morris, Brennan C Kahan, Ian R White
Use of the i2b2 research query tool to conduct a matched case–control clinical research study: advantages, disadvantages and methodological considerations
Emilie K Johnson, Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, Pornthep Tanpowpong, Jonathan Bickel, Jenifer R Lightdale, Caleb P Nelson
Comparison of two data collection processes in clinical studies: electronic and paper case report forms
Anaïs Le Jeannic, Céline Quelen, Corinne Alberti, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski
Reasons for participation and non-participation in a diabetes prevention trial among women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
Jennifer J Infanti, Angela O’Dea, Irene Gibson, Brian E McGuire, John Newell, Liam G Glynn, Ciaran O’Neill, Susan B Connolly, Fidelma P Dunne
Mediation analysis of the relationship between institutional research activity and patient survival
Justine Rochon, Andreas du Bois, Theis Lange
Survey mode and asking about future intentions did not impact self-reported colorectal cancer screening accuracy
Timothy J Beebe, Jeanette Y Ziegenfuss, Sarah M Jenkins, Kandace A Lackore, Timothy P Johnson
An overview of the statistical methods reported by studies using the Canadian community health survey
Dean W Yergens, Daniel J Dutton, Scott B Patten
Using vignettes in qualitative research to explore barriers and facilitating factors to the uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission services in rural Tanzania: a critical analysis
Annabelle Gourlay, Gerry Mshana, Isolde Birdthistle, Grace Bulugu, Basia Zaba, Mark Urassa
Estimating time-to-onset of adverse drug reactions from spontaneous reporting databases
Fanny Leroy, Jean-Yves Dauxois, Hélène Théophile, Françoise Haramburu, Pascale Tubert-Bitter
Accounting for centre-effects in multicentre trials with a binary outcome – when, why, and how?
Brennan C Kahan
Detecting and correcting the bias of unmeasured factors using perturbation analysis: a data-mining approach
Wen-Chung Lee
Using mixed methods to select optimal mode of administration for a patient-reported outcome instrument for people with pressure ulcers
Claudia Rutherford, Jane Nixon, Julia M Brown, Donna L Lamping, Stefan J Cano
Influences on recruitment to randomised controlled trials in mental health settings in England: a national cross-sectional survey of researchers working for the Mental Health Research Network
Rohan Borschmann, Sue Patterson, Dilkushi Poovendran, Danielle Wilson, Tim Weaver
Use of country of birth as an indicator of refugee background in health datasets
Melanie Gibson-Helm, Jacqueline Boyle, Andrew Block, Helena Teede
Describing qualitative research undertaken with randomised controlled trials in grant proposals: a documentary analysis
Sarah J Drabble, Alicia O’Cathain, Kate J Thomas, Anne Rudolph, Jenny Hewison
Joint modelling rationale for chained equations
Rachael A Hughes, Ian R White, Shaun R Seaman, James R Carpenter, Kate Tilling, Jonathan AC Sterne
Which is more generalizable, powerful and interpretable in meta-analyses, mean difference or standardized mean difference?
Nozomi Takeshima, Takashi Sozu, Aran Tajika, Yusuke Ogawa, Yu Hayasaka, Toshiaki A Furukawa
A modified Wald interval for the area under the ROC curve (AUC) in diagnostic case-control studies
Martina Kottas, Oliver Kuss, Antonia Zapf
Visualising and modelling changes in categorical variables in longitudinal studies
Mark Jones, Richard Hockey, Gita D Mishra, Annette Dobson
Challenges and strategies for cohort retention and data collection in an indigenous population: Australian Aboriginal Birth Cohort
Megan Lawrance, Susan M Sayers, Gurmeet R Singh
Incorporating quality assessments of primary studies in the conclusions of diagnostic accuracy reviews: a cross-sectional study
Eleanor A Ochodo, Wynanda A van Enst, Christiana A Naaktgeboren, Joris AH de Groot, Lotty Hooft, Karel GM Moons, Johannes B Reitsma, Patrick M Bossuyt, Mariska MG Leeflang
Easier said than done!: methodological challenges with conducting maternal death review research in Malawi
Viva Combs Thorsen, Johanne Sundby, Tarek Meguid, Address Malata
Calculate excess mortality during heatwaves using Hilbert-Huang transform algorithm
Gang Xie, Yuming Guo, Shilu Tong, Lin Ma
Reducing decision errors in the paired comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of screening tests with Gaussian outcomes
Brandy M Ringham, Todd A Alonzo, John T Brinton, Sarah M Kreidler, Aarti Munjal, Keith E Muller, Deborah H Glueck
Reaching the hard-to-reach: a systematic review of strategies for improving health and medical research with socially disadvantaged groups
Billie Bonevski, Madeleine Randell, Chris Paul, Kathy Chapman, Laura Twyman, Jamie Bryant, Irena Brozek, Clare Hughes
Gathering opinion leader data for a tailored implementation intervention in secondary healthcare: a randomised trial
Katherine Farley, Andria Hanbury, Carl Thompson
A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of a pre-recruitment primer letter to increase participation in a study of colorectal screening and surveillance
Christine Paul, Ryan Courtney, Rob Sanson-Fisher, Mariko Carey, David Hill, Jody Simmons, Shiho Rose
Newcastle-Ottawa Scale: comparing reviewers’ to authors’ assessments
Carson Ka-Lok Lo, Dominik Mertz, Mark Loeb
Recruiting and motivating black subjects to complete a lengthy survey in a large cohort study: an exploration of different strategies
Patti Herring, Terry Butler, Sonja Hall, Hannelore Bennett, Susanne B Montgomery, Gary Fraser
Challenges to be overcome using population-based sampling methods to recruit veterans for a study of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury
Peter J Bayley, Jennifer Y Kong, Drew A Helmer, Aaron Schneiderman, Lauren A Roselli, Stephanie M Rosse, Jordan A Jackson, Janet Baldwin, Linda Isaac, Michael Nolasco, Marc R Blackman, Matthew J Reinhard, John Wesson Ashford, Julie C Chapman
Bias, precision and statistical power of analysis of covariance in the analysis of randomized trials with baseline imbalance: a simulation study
Bolaji E Egbewale, Martyn Lewis, Julius Sim
Concordance between medical records and interview data in correctional facilities
Jennifer R Bai, Dhritiman V Mukherjee, Montina Befus, Zoltan Apa, Franklin D Lowy, Elaine L Larson
SYRCLE’s risk of bias tool for animal studies
Carlijn R Hooijmans, Maroeska M Rovers, Rob BM de Vries, Marlies Leenaars, Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga, Miranda W Langendam
Collection of patient-reported outcomes; - text messages on mobile phones provide valid scores and high response rates
Anne Christie, Hanne Dagfinrud, Øystein Dale, Trenton Schulz, Kåre Birger Hagen
External validation of multivariable prediction models: a systematic review of methodological conduct and reporting
Gary S Collins, Joris A de Groot, Susan Dutton, Omar Omar, Milensu Shanyinde, Abdelouahid Tajar, Merryn Voysey, Rose Wharton, Ly-Mee Yu, Karel G Moons, Douglas G Altman
The statistical interpretation of pilot trials: should significance thresholds be reconsidered?
Ellen C Lee, Amy L Whitehead, Richard M Jacques, Steven A Julious
Enabling research in care homes: an evaluation of a national network of research ready care homes
Sue L Davies, Claire Goodman, Jill Manthorpe, Adam Smith, Natasha Carrick, Steve Iliffe
Intracluster correlation coefficients for the Brazilian Multicenter Study on Preterm Birth (EMIP): methodological and practical implications
Giuliane J Lajos, Samira M Haddad, Ricardo P Tedesco, Renato Passini Jr, Tabata Z Dias, Marcelo L Nomura, Patrícia M Rheder, Maria H Sousa, Jose G Cecatti
Identifying unusual performance in Australian and New Zealand intensive care units from 2000 to 2010
Patricia J Solomon, Jessica Kasza, John L Moran
A method for estimating wage, using standardised occupational classifications, for use in medical research in the place of self-reported income
Tom Clemens, Chris Dibben
Adoption of workplaces and reach of employees for a multi-faceted intervention targeting low back pain among nurses’ aides
Charlotte Diana Nørregaard Rasmussen, Anne Konring Larsen, Andreas Holtermann, Karen Søgaard, Marie Birk Jørgensen
Attributable risk from distributed lag models
Antonio Gasparrini, Michela Leone
Meta-analysis and meta-modelling for diagnostic problems
Suphada Charoensawat, Walailuck Böhning, Dankmar Böhning, Heinz Holling
Comparison of methods for imputing limited-range variables: a simulation study
Laura Rodwell, Katherine J Lee, Helena Romaniuk, John B Carlin
Estimating the size of hidden populations from register data
Anders Ledberg, Peter Wennberg
Comparison of intervention effects in split-mouth and parallel-arm randomized controlled trials: a meta-epidemiological study
Violaine Smaïl-Faugeron, Hélène Fron-Chabouis, Frédéric Courson, Pierre Durieux
Validation of self-reported weights and heights in the avoiding diabetes after pregnancy trial (ADAPT)
Kathryn A Paez, Susan J Griffey, Jennifer Thompson, Matthew W Gillman
Using logic model methods in systematic review synthesis: describing complex pathways in referral management interventions
Susan K Baxter, Lindsay Blank, Helen Buckley Woods, Nick Payne, Melanie Rimmer, Elizabeth Goyder
Efficient clinical evaluation of guideline quality: development and testing of a new tool
Karen Grimmer, Janine Margarita Dizon, Steve Milanese, Ellena King, Kate Beaton, Olivia Thorpe, Lucylynn Lizarondo, Julie Luker, Zuzana Machotka, Saravana Kumar
The performance of sequence symmetry analysis as a tool for post-market surveillance of newly marketed medicines: a simulation study
Nicole L Pratt, Jenni Ilomäki, Chris Raymond, Elizabeth E Roughead
Investigation of publication bias in meta-analyses of diagnostic test accuracy: a meta-epidemiological study
W Annefloor van Enst, Eleanor Ochodo, Rob JPM Scholten, Lotty Hooft, Mariska M Leeflang
Accounting for individual differences and timing of events: estimating the effect of treatment on criminal convictions in heroin users
Jo Røislien, Thomas Clausen, Jon Michael Gran, Anne Bukten
The promise of record linkage for assessing the uptake of health services in resource constrained settings: a pilot study from South Africa
Chodziwadziwa W Kabudula, Benjamin D Clark, Francesc Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Stephen Tollman, Jane Menken, Georges Reniers
Testing the treatment effect on competing causes of death in oncology clinical trials
Federico Rotolo, Stefan Michiels
Citation searching: a systematic review case study of multiple risk behaviour interventions
Kath Wright, Su Golder, Rocio Rodriguez-Lopez
Network-meta analysis made easy: detection of inconsistency using factorial analysis-of-variance models
Hans-Peter Piepho
Joint spatial modeling to identify shared patterns among chronic related potentially preventable hospitalizations
Berta Ibañez-Beroiz, Julián Librero, Enrique Bernal-Delgado, Sandra García-Armesto, Silvia Villanueva-Ferragud, Salvador Peiró
Tuning multiple imputation by predictive mean matching and local residual draws
Tim P Morris, Ian R White, Patrick Royston
The effectiveness of recruitment strategies on general practitioner’s survey response rates – a systematic review
Sabrina Winona Pit, Tham Vo, Sagun Pyakurel
Evidence-based decision-making in infectious diseases epidemiology, prevention and control: matching research questions to study designs and quality appraisal tools
Thomas Harder, Anja Takla, Eva Rehfuess, Alex Sánchez-Vivar, Dorothea Matysiak-Klose, Tim Eckmanns, Gérard Krause, Helena de Carvalho Gomes, Andreas Jansen, Simon Ellis, Frode Forland, Roberta James, Joerg J Meerpohl, Antony Morgan, Holger Schünemann, Teun Zuiderent-Jerak, Ole Wichmann
Procedures for assessing psychological predictors of injuries in circus artists: a pilot prospective study
Ian Shrier, John S Raglin, Emily B Levitan, Murray A Mittleman, Russell J Steele, Janette Powell
Measuring health-related quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: properties of the EQ-5D-5L and PROMIS-43 short form
Fang-Ju Lin, A Simon Pickard, Jerry A Krishnan, Min J Joo, David H Au, Shannon S Carson, Suzanne Gillespie, Ashley G Henderson, Peter K Lindenauer, Mary Ann McBurnie, Richard A Mularski, Edward T Naureckas, William M Vollmer, Todd A Lee
Systematic review of methods for individual patient data meta- analysis with binary outcomes
Doneal Thomas, Sanyath Radji, Andrea Benedetti
A Bayesian framework for estimating the incremental value of a diagnostic test in the absence of a gold standard
Daphne I Ling, Madhukar Pai, Ian Schiller, Nandini Dendukuri
Comparison of robustness to outliers between robust poisson models and log-binomial models when estimating relative risks for common binary outcomes: a simulation study
Wansu Chen, Jiaxiao Shi, Lei Qian, Stanley P Azen
Adaptive list sequential sampling method for population-based observational studies
Michel H Hof, Anita CJ Ravelli, Aeilko H Zwinderman
Nurse awareness of clinical research: a survey in a Japanese University Hospital
Hiroaki Yanagawa, Shigemi Takai, Michiko Yoshimaru, Toshiko Miyamoto, Rumi Katashima, Kikue Kida
Three steps to writing adaptive study protocols in the early phase clinical development of new medicines
Ulrike Lorch, Martin O’Kane, Jorg Taubel
An assessment of the relationship between clinical utility and predictive ability measures and the impact of mean risk in the population
Kevin McGeechan, Petra Macaskill, Les Irwig, Patrick MM Bossuyt
A simple ratio-based approach for power and sample size determination for 2-group comparison using Rasch models
Véronique Sébille, Myriam Blanchin, Francis Guillemin, Bruno Falissard, Jean-Benoit Hardouin
Latent class bivariate model for the meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies
Paolo Eusebi, Johannes B Reitsma, Jeroen K Vermunt
Comparison of two alternative study designs in assessment of medicines utilisation in neonates
Georgi Nellis, Irja Lutsar, Heili Varendi, Karolin Toompere, Mark A Turner, Jennifer Duncan, Tuuli Metsvaht
Impact of different privacy conditions and incentives on survey response rate, participant representativeness, and disclosure of sensitive information: a randomized controlled trial
Maureen Murdoch, Alisha Baines Simon, Melissa Anderson Polusny, Ann Kay Bangerter, Joseph Patrick Grill, Siamak Noorbaloochi, Melissa Ruth Partin
Matching methods to create paired survival data based on an exposure occurring over time: a simulation study with application to breast cancer
Alexia Savignoni, Caroline Giard, Pascale Tubert-Bitter, Yann De Rycke
Selecting long-term care facilities with high use of acute hospitalisations: issues and options
Joanna B Broad, Toni Ashton, Thomas Lumley, Michal Boyd, Ngaire Kerse, Martin J Connolly
Utilising a collective case study system theory mixed methods approach: a rural health example
Robyn Adams, Anne Jones, Sophie Lefmann, Lorraine Sheppard
Bayesian designs of phase II oncology trials to select maximum effective dose assuming monotonic dose-response relationship
Beibei Guo, Yisheng Li
Designing questionnaires: healthcare survey to compare two different response scales
Salome Dell-Kuster, Esteban Sanjuan, Atanas Todorov, Heidemarie Weber, Michael Heberer, Rachel Rosenthal
Detection of independent associations in a large epidemiologic dataset: a comparison of random forests, boosted regression trees, conventional and penalized logistic regression for identifying independent factors associated with H1N1pdm influenza infections
Yohann Mansiaux, Fabrice Carrat
Developing and evaluating interventions that are applicable and relevant to inpatients and those who care for them; a multiphase, pragmatic action research approach
Jack J Bell, Tony Rossi, Judith D Bauer, Sandra Capra
Getting under the skin of the primary care consultation using video stimulated recall: a systematic review
Zoe Paskins, Gretl McHugh, Andrew B Hassell
Methods for calculating confidence and credible intervals for the residual between-study variance in random effects meta-regression models
Dan Jackson, Rebecca Turner, Kirsty Rhodes, Wolfgang Viechtbauer
Observer agreement paradoxes in 2x2 tables: comparison of agreement measures
Viswanathan Shankar, Shrikant I Bangdiwala
The effect of an internet option and single-sided printing format to increase the response rate to a population-based study: a randomized controlled trial
Elisa Flüß, Christine M Bond, Gareth T Jones, Gary J Macfarlane
The influence of ethnic group composition on focus group discussions
Nan Greenwood, Theresa Ellmers, Jess Holley
Characteristics of a loop of evidence that affect detection and estimation of inconsistency: a simulation study
Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Dimitris Mavridis, Julian PT Higgins, Georgia Salanti
You are how you recruit: a cohort and randomized controlled trial of recruitment strategies
Amy Maghera, Paul Kahlke, Amanda Lau, Yiye Zeng, Chris Hoskins, Tom Corbett, Donna Manca, Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil, Denise Hemmings, Piush Mandhane
Establishing confidence in the output of qualitative research synthesis: the ConQual approach
Zachary Munn, Kylie Porritt, Craig Lockwood, Edoardo Aromataris, Alan Pearson
A comparison of three clustering methods for finding subgroups in MRI, SMS or clinical data: SPSS TwoStep Cluster analysis, Latent Gold and SNOB
Peter Kent, Rikke K Jensen, Alice Kongsted
Improving the error rates of the Begg and Mazumdar test for publication bias in fixed effects meta-analysis
Miriam Gjerdevik, Ivar Heuch
A two-stage Bayesian method for estimating accuracy and disease prevalence for two dependent dichotomous screening tests when the status of individuals who are negative on both tests is unverified
Jin Liu, Feng Chen, Hao Yu, Ping Zeng, Liya Liu
A test for reporting bias in trial networks: simulation and case studies
Ludovic Trinquart, John PA Ioannidis, Gilles Chatellier, Philippe Ravaud
Accuracy of the Berger-Exner test for detecting third-order selection bias in randomised controlled trials: a simulation-based investigation
Steffen Mickenautsch, Bo Fu, Sheila Gudehithlu, Vance W Berger
Validation of prediction models based on lasso regression with multiply imputed data
Jammbe Z Musoro, Aeilko H Zwinderman, Milo A Puhan, Gerben ter Riet, Ronald B Geskus
Comparison of two instruments for measurement of quality of life in clinical practice - a qualitative study
Lena Wettergren, Mathilde Hedlund Lindberg, Åsa Kettis, Bengt Glimelius, Lena Ring
Impact of adding a limitations section to abstracts of systematic reviews on readers’ interpretation: a randomized controlled trial
Amélie Yavchitz, Philippe Ravaud, Sally Hopewell, Gabriel Baron, Isabelle Boutron
Handling missing data in RCTs; a review of the top medical journals
Melanie L Bell, Mallorie Fiero, Nicholas J Horton, Chiu-Hsieh Hsu
Thresholds for statistical and clinical significance in systematic reviews with meta-analytic methods
Janus Christian Jakobsen, Jørn Wetterslev, Per Winkel, Theis Lange, Christian Gluud
Comparison of confidence interval methods for an intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC)
Alexei C Ionan, Mei-Yin C Polley, Lisa M McShane, Kevin K Dobbin
Methodological and ethical issues in research using social media: a metamethod of Human Papillomavirus vaccine studies
Diana L Gustafson, Claire F Woodworth
Added predictive value of omics data: specific issues related to validation illustrated by two case studies
Riccardo De Bin, Tobias Herold, Anne-Laure Boulesteix
Presenting simulation results in a nested loop plot
Gerta Rücker, Guido Schwarzer
Testing non-inferiority of a new treatment in three-arm clinical trials with binary endpoints
Nian-Sheng Tang, Bin Yu, Man-Lai Tang
A methodological systematic review of what’s wrong with meta-ethnography reporting
Emma F France, Nicola Ring, Rebecca Thomas, Jane Noyes, Margaret Maxwell, Ruth Jepson
Visualizing inconsistency in network meta-analysis by independent path decomposition
Ulrike Krahn, Harald Binder, Jochem König
Conditional Poisson models: a flexible alternative to conditional logistic case cross-over analysis
Ben G Armstrong, Antonio Gasparrini, Aurelio Tobias
Analysis of four studies in a comparative framework reveals: health linkage consent rates on British cohort studies higher than on UK household panel surveys
Gundi Knies, Jonathan Burton
Identifying complications of interventional procedures from UK routine healthcare databases: a systematic search for methods using clinical codes
Kim Keltie, Helen Cole, Mick Arber, Hannah Patrick, John Powell, Bruce Campbell, Andrew Sims
A trivariate meta-analysis of diagnostic studies accounting for prevalence and non-evaluable subjects: re-evaluation of the meta-analysis of coronary CT angiography studies
Xiaoye Ma, Muhammad Fareed K Suri, Haitao Chu
A modified regression method to test publication bias in meta-analyses with binary outcomes
Zhi-Chao Jin, Cheng Wu, Xiao-Hua Zhou, Jia He
Model development including interactions with multiple imputed data
Gillian M Hendry, Rajen N Naidoo, Temesgen Zewotir, Delia North, Graciela Mentz
Modern modelling techniques are data hungry: a simulation study for predicting dichotomous endpoints
Tjeerd van der Ploeg, Peter C Austin, Ewout W Steyerberg
Indirect comparisons of ranibizumab and dexamethasone in macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusion
Howard HZ Thom, Gorana Capkun, Richard M Nixon, Alberto Ferreira
Genomic investigation of etiologic heterogeneity: methodologic challenges
Colin B Begg, Venkatraman E Seshan, Emily C Zabor, Helena Furberg, Arshi Arora, Ronglai Shen, Jodi K Maranchie, Matthew E Nielsen, W Kimryn Rathmell, Sabina Signoretti, Pheroze Tamboli, Jose A Karam, Toni K Choueiri, A Ari Hakimi, James J Hsieh
Comparative efficiency research (COMER): meta-analysis of cost-effectiveness studies
Carlos Crespo, Antonio Monleon, Walter Díaz, Martín Ríos
Creating groups with similar expected behavioural response in randomized controlled trials: a fuzzy cognitive map approach
Philippe J Giabbanelli, Rik Crutzen
Shame for disrespecting evidence: the personal consequences of insufficient respect for structural equation model testing
Leslie A Hayduk
Bias in the study of prediction of change: a Monte Carlo simulation study of the effects of selective attrition and inappropriate modeling of regression toward the mean
Kristin Gustavson, Ingrid Borren
Assessing outcomes of large-scale public health interventions in the absence of baseline data using a mixture of Cox and binomial regressions
Thierry Duchesne, Belkacem Abdous, Catherine M Lowndes, Michel Alary
Concordance between administrative claims and registry data for identifying metastasis to the bone: an exploratory analysis in prostate cancer
Eberechukwu Onukwugha, Candice Yong, Arif Hussain, Brian Seal, C Daniel Mullins
Modeling trajectories of perceived leg exertion during maximal cycle ergometer exercise in children and adolescents
Marianne Huebner, Zhen Zhang, Terry Therneau, Patrick McGrath, Paolo Pianosi
A Monte Carlo simulation study comparing linear regression, beta regression, variable-dispersion beta regression and fractional logit regression at recovering average difference measures in a two sample design
Christopher Meaney, Rahim Moineddin
The Hartung-Knapp-Sidik-Jonkman method for random effects meta-analysis is straightforward and considerably outperforms the standard DerSimonian-Laird method
Joanna IntHout, John PA Ioannidis, George F Borm
Evaluating bias due to data linkage error in electronic healthcare records
Katie Harron, Angie Wade, Ruth Gilbert, Berit Muller-Pebody, Harvey Goldstein
Is expert opinion reliable when estimating transition probabilities? The case of HCV-related cirrhosis in Egypt
Anthony Cousien, Dorothée Obach, Sylvie Deuffic-Burban, Aya Mostafa, Gamal Esmat, Valérie Canva, Mohamed El Kassas, Mohammad El-Sayed, Wagida A Anwar, Arnaud Fontanet, Mostafa K Mohamed, Yazdan Yazdanpanah
Evaluating the performance of copula models in phase I-II clinical trials under model misspecification
Kristen Cunanan, Joseph S Koopmeiners
Model-based estimation of measures of association for time-to-event outcomes
Federico Ambrogi, Elia Biganzoli, Patrizia Boracchi
The thresholds for statistical and clinical significance – a five-step procedure for evaluation of intervention effects in randomised clinical trials
Janus Christian Jakobsen, Christian Gluud, Per Winkel, Theis Lange, Jørn Wetterslev
Meta-ethnography 25 years on: challenges and insights for synthesising a large number of qualitative studies
Francine Toye, Kate Seers, Nick Allcock, Michelle Briggs, Eloise Carr, Karen Barker
Comparing classification methods for diffuse reflectance spectra to improve tissue specific laser surgery
Alexander Engelhardt, Rajesh Kanawade, Christian Knipfer, Matthias Schmid, Florian Stelzle, Werner Adler
Network meta-analysis of multiple outcome measures accounting for borrowing of information across outcomes
Felix A Achana, Nicola J Cooper, Sylwia Bujkiewicz, Stephanie J Hubbard, Denise Kendrick, David R Jones, Alex J Sutton
Developing a weighting strategy to include mobile phone numbers into an ongoing population health survey using an overlapping dual-frame design with limited benchmark information
Margo L Barr, Raymond A Ferguson, Phil J Hughes, David G Steel
Network meta-analysis of (individual patient) time to event data alongside (aggregate) count data
Pedro Saramago, Ling-Hsiang Chuang, Marta O Soares
Estimating the sample mean and standard deviation from the sample size, median, range and/or interquartile range
Xiang Wan, Wenqian Wang, Jiming Liu, Tiejun Tong