Is early detection of abused children possible?: a systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of the identification of abused children

Bailhache, Marion; Leroy, Valériane; Pillet, Pascal; Salmi, Louis-Rachid

doi:10.1186/1471-2431-13-202

Table 2 Quality of studies of the diagnostic accuracy of tests identifying child neglect or abuse

From: Is early detection of abused children possible?: a systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of the identification of abused children

Criteria of quality	Studies
	Berenson et al, 2002 [22]	Bernstein et al, 1997 [33]	Chang et al, 2005 [29]	Cheung et al, 2004 [23]	Drach et al, 2001 [24]	Fernando-pulle et al, 2003 [32]	Hettler et al, 2003 [27]	Pierce et al, 2010 [31]	Valvano et al, 2009 [30]	Vinchon et al, 2010 [25]	Vinchon et al, 2005 [26]	Wells et al, 2002 [28]	Wells et al, 1997 [21]
1. Representative spectrum of patients	Unclear	Unclear	Yes	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Yes	Unclear	Unclear	No	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear
2. Description of selection criteria	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
3. Replication of the index test	Yes	Yes	Unclear	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Unclear	No	Yes
4. Cutoff determined before results were available	Yes	No	No	NA*	Yes	No	NA*	No	NA*	NA*	NA*	No	No
5. Interpretation without knowledge of the results of reference standard	Unclear	Yes	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Yes	Unclear	No	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Yes	Unclear
6. Classification by reference standard	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear
7. Replication of the reference standard	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
8. Interpretation without knowledge of the results of index test	Unclear	Yes	Unclear	Unclear	Yes	Yes	Unclear	Yes	Yes	Unclear	Unclear	Yes	Unclear
9. Independence of reference and index tests	Yes	Unclear	Unclear	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unclear	Yes	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear
10. Systematic reference standard	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
11. Same reference standard	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
12. Short enough time period between reference and index tests	Yes	No	Yes	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Yes	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear
13. Uninterpretable results reported	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Unclear	No	No	No	No	No	No
14. Uninterpretable results balanced	Yes	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear
15. Same clinical data available as in routine	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	No

*NA Not Applicable.

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