Table 4 Combinations of search terms with the best sensitivity, best specificity, and lowest NNR for detecting articles reporting on patient preferences on treatment outcomes (keeping sensitivity > 75 %, specificity > 50 %, and accuracy > 75 %)
From: The development of PubMed search strategies for patient preferences for treatment outcomes
Search term | Development set | Validation set | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Se (%) [95 % CI] | Sp (%) [95 % CI] | Ac (%) | NNR | Se (%) [95 % CI] | Sp (%) [95 % CI] | Ac (%) | NNR | |
Best sensitivity | ||||||||
Elicit* OR Choice* OR Prescrib*[tiab] | 100.0 [100-100] | 94.6 [93.9–95.3] | 94.6 | 19.5 | 90.0 [89.1–90.9] | 94.1 [93.3–94.8] | 94.0 | 28.1 |
“Patient Preference”[mesh] OR Prescrib*[tiab] OR Elicit* OR Choice*[tiab] | 100.0 [100-100] | 94.3 [93.6–95.0] | 94.3 | 20.6 | 80.0 [78.8–81.2] | 93.8 [93.1–94.5] | 93.8 | 32.9 |
“Patient Satisfaction”[mesh] OR Prescrib*[tiab] OR Logit OR Elicit* | 100.0 [100-100] | 94.0 [93.3–94.8] | 94.1 | 21.4 | 80.0 [78.8–81.2] | 94.4 [93.7–95.1] | 94.3 | 29.9 |
Best specificity | ||||||||
“Patient Preference”[mesh] OR Preferen*[tiab] | 75.0 [73.7–76.3] | 97.2 [96.7–97.7] | 97.2 | 13.7 | 80.0 [78.8–81.2] | 97.0 [96.4–97.5] | 96.9 | 16.6 |
Preferen* | 75.0 [73.7–76.3] | 97.2 [96.7–97.7] | 97.1 | 13.9 | 80.0 [78.8–81.2] | 97.0 [96.4–97.5] | 96.9 | 16.6 |
“Patient Preference”[mesh] OR Adheren*[tiab] | 83.3 [82.2–84.5] | 97.0 [96.5–97.6] | 97.0 | 13.2 | 60.0 [58.5–61.5] | 96.3 [95.8–96.9] | 96.3 | 26.0 |
Best accuracy | ||||||||
“Patient Preference”[mesh] OR Preferen*[tiab] | 75.0 [73.7–76.3] | 97.2 [96.7–97.7] | 97.2 | 13.7 | 80.0 [78.8–81.2] | 97.0 [96.4–97.5] | 96.9 | 16.6 |
Preferen* | 75.0 [73.7–76.3] | 97.2 [96.7–97.7] | 97.1 | 13.9 | 80.0 [78.8–81.2] | 97.0 [96.4–97.5] | 96.9 | 16.6 |
“Patient Preference”[mesh] OR Adheren*[tiab] | 83.3 [82.2–84.5] | 97.0 [96.5–97.6] | 97.0 | 13.2 | 60.0 [58.5–61.5] | 96.3 [95.8–96.9] | 96.3 | 26.0 |
Lowest NNR | ||||||||
“Patient Preference”[mesh] OR Adheren*[tiab] | 83.3 [82.2–84.5] | 97.0 [96.5–97.6] | 97.0 | 13.2 | 80.0 [78.8–81.2] | 97.0 [96.4–97.5] | 96.9 | 16.6 |
“Patient Preference”[mesh] OR Preferen*[tiab] | 75.0 [73.7–76.3] | 97.2 [96.7–97.7] | 97.2 | 13.7 | 60.0 [58.5–61.5] | 96.3 [95.8–96.9] | 96.3 | 26.0 |
Preferen* | 75.0 [73.7–76.3] | 97.2 [96.7–97.7] | 97.1 | 13.9 | 80.0 [78.8–81.2] | 97.0 [96.4–97.5] | 96.9 | 16.6 |