Process / pipelineClinical / epidemiology
Screening Test Evaluation — Evaluating Screening Tests and Programs
Screening test evaluation is a systematic epidemiological approach for assessing whether a test or program can accurately and cost-effectively identify individuals with a condition before symptoms appear. It quantifies diagnostic performance metrics — sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, and the ROC curve — and evaluates whether a screening program meets established public health criteria for adoption and harm-benefit balance.
Open in MethodMindSoonVideoSoon
Read the full method
Members only
Sign inSign in with a free account to read this section.
Sources
- Wilson, J. M. G., & Jungner, G. (1968). Principles and Practice of Screening for Disease. World Health Organization. Public Health Papers No. 34. link ↗
- Pepe, M. S. (2003). The Statistical Evaluation of Medical Tests for Classification and Prediction. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0198565826
Related methods
Referenced by
Adaptive Diagnostic Accuracy StudyAdaptive Dose-Response AnalysisBayesian Diagnostic Accuracy StudyBayesian Screening Test EvaluationCross-sectional epidemiological studyMatched Screening Test EvaluationMeta-analytic Diagnostic Accuracy StudyMulticenter Diagnostic Accuracy StudyMulticenter Screening Test EvaluationPragmatic diagnostic accuracy studyPragmatic phase IV studyPragmatic Screening Test EvaluationProspective Diagnostic Accuracy StudyProspective Screening Test EvaluationRetrospective diagnostic accuracy studyRisk-adjusted diagnostic accuracy studyRisk-adjusted screening test evaluation