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. 2013 Jan 15;9(1):9-12.
doi: 10.5664/jcsm.2326.

CON: thoughtful steps informed by more comparative effectiveness research is needed in home testing

Sairam Parthasarathy  1
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CON: thoughtful steps informed by more comparative effectiveness research is needed in home testing

Sairam Parthasarathy. J Clin Sleep Med. .
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Figure 1. Continuum of translation of research from observational to implementation studies
In the inset the characteristics that distinguish efficacy and effectiveness trials are shown.
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Figure 2. Relationship between the likelihood ratio of a positive test (x axis), pre-test probability (various colored lines), and post-test probability (y axis)
The red horizontal and vertical lines indicate that for a pre-test probability of 0.8 (purple line), and a desired post-test probability of 0.95, the portable monitoring device must have a LR+ ≥ 5. Conversely, if the pre-test probability were 0.5 (blue line), and the desired post-test probability remained 0.95, then the LR+ needs to be > 20 (cannot be plotted in this graph). Reproduced with permission from Collop et al.
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