STARD 2015: an updated list of essential items for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies

Patrick M. Bossuyt(University of Amsterdam), Johannes B. Reitsma(University Medical Center Utrecht), David E. Bruns(University of Virginia), Constantine Gatsonis(Brown University), Paul Glasziou(Bond University), Les Irwig(University of Sydney), Jeroen G. Lijmer(OLVG), David Moher(Ottawa Hospital Research Institute), Drummond Rennie(Island Peer Review Organization), Henrica C. W. de Vet(EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research), Herbert Y. Kressel(Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), Nader Rifai(Boston Children's Hospital), Robert Golub(Northwestern University), Douglas G. Altman(University of Oxford), Lotty Hooft(Utrecht University), Daniël A. Korevaar(University of Amsterdam), Jérémie F. Cohen(Délégation Paris 5)
BMJ
October 28, 2015
10.1136/bmj.h5527
Cited by 3,287Open Access
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Abstract

Incomplete reporting has been identified as a major source of avoidable waste in biomedical research. Essential information is often not provided in study reports, impeding the identification, critical appraisal, and replication of studies. To improve the quality of reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies, the Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy (STARD) statement was developed. Here we present STARD 2015, an updated list of 30 essential items that should be included in every report of a diagnostic accuracy study. This update incorporates recent evidence about sources of bias and variability in diagnostic accuracy and is intended to facilitate the use of STARD. As such, STARD 2015 may help to improve completeness and transparency in reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies.

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