| Study design(s) targeted by the tool | Diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) studiesdiagnostic-test-accuracy-dta-studies |
|---|---|
| Additional details on designs | NA |
| Tool area | Health |
| Link to the tool | Get the QUADAS tool |
Details | |
| Website | https://www.bristol.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/projects/quadas/quadas-2/ |
| Primary publication | Whiting P, Rutjes AW, Reitsma JB, Bossuyt PM, Kleijnen J. The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included in systematic reviews. BMC Med Res Methodol 2003;3 |
| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2288-3-25 |
| Guidance document | |
| Training | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any training that should be listed here. |
| Language | English |
| Translations | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any translations that should be listed here. |
| Record last updated | 10/08/2023 |
Related tools and Publications | |
| Previous versions | None |
| Updated versions | |
| Related tools | None |
| Evaluations | Whiting PF, Westwood ME, Rutjes AW, Reitsma JB, Bossuyt PN, Kleijnen J. Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2006; 6: 9 Hollingworth W, Medina LS, Lenkinski RE, Shibata DK, Bernal B, Zurakowski D, Comstock B, Jarvik JG. Interrater reliability in assessing quality of diagnostic accuracy studies using the QUADAS tool: a preliminary assessment. Academic radiology. 2006 Jul 1;13(7):803-10. Kaizik MA, Garcia AN, Hancock MJ, Herbert RD. Measurement properties of quality assessment tools for studies of diagnostic accuracy. Brazilian journal of physical therapy. 2020 Mar 1;24(2):177-84. |
| Other publications | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any publications that should be listed here. |
Key Criteria | |
| Focuses on risk of bias, or makes a distinction between items that assess risk of bias and other aspects of study quality | No |
| Offers a method to reach either a domain specific or overall assessment of risk of bias | No |
| Tool developed for use across topic areas (i.e. not developed for specific clinical area such as physiotherapy or dentistry) | Yes |
| Avoids recommending use of summary numerical quality scores | Yes |
