Journal article
Does Prevalence Matter to Physicians in Estimating Post-test Probability of Disease? A Randomized Trial
Abstract
ABSTRACTBACKGROUNDThe probability of a disease following a diagnostic test depends on the sensitivity and specificity of the test, but also on the prevalence of the disease in the population of interest (or pre-test probability). How physicians use this information is not well known.OBJECTIVETo assess whether physicians correctly estimate post-test probability according to various levels of prevalence and explore this skill across respondent …
Authors
Agoritsas T; Courvoisier DS; Combescure C; Deom M; Perneger TV
Journal
Journal of General Internal Medicine, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 373–378
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
April 2011
DOI
10.1007/s11606-010-1540-5
ISSN
0884-8734