Category | Description/example |
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Title | Title of journal/conference entry |
Journal/ Conference | Publisher |
Outcome Benchmark for depression | How outcome was measured (e.g., PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire 9), ICD (International Classification of Diseases) code, HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) |
Demographic | Characteristics of the participant pool including age, gender, ethnicity etc. where specified |
Data Source type | EHRs (Electronic Health Records), EMRs (Electronic Medical Records), Clinical Notes, Clinical Records |
Data Specifications | Nature and source of data (e.g., types of codes used, organisation that provided the data) |
Predictors | Types of predictors used by models and identification of any groupings or subsets they might fall into. The term “predictors” is considered interchangeable with “features” and “exposure variables” or other related terms |
Study Design | Case/Control, Case Series, Cohort etc |
Sample Size Training or Total | Number included in training/total dataset |
Sample Size Testing/Validation | Number included in test/validation dataset |
Missing Data | Explanation of how instances of missing data were addressed |
Model Development Pre-Process | Information relating to the methods used for pre-processing, preparing, cleaning, extracting data (e.g., natural language and text processing methods) |
Model Development Analysis (Fitting) | Information relating to the statistical methods used, ML (statistical techniques and/or broader AI e.g., neural networks). If relevant additional data pre-processing/preparation. Assessment of overfitting |
Performance Metric | How model measured/reported (e.g., odds ratio, AUC ROC (Area Under Curve Receiver Operating Characteristic, Sensitivity, Specificity, Accuracy) |
Baseline/Comparator | Criteria used to evaluate/compare model. How model assessed against outcome |
Validation | Information relating to the use of validation methods |
Testing | Independent testing and separate hold out set |
Results | The results reported (may be in summary form) |
Data Availability and sharing | Information relating to data availability, any repository/contact details and conditions that might apply |
Code Availability and sharing | Information relating to code availability, any repository/contact details and conditions that might apply |
Abstract | Text of study abstract |
Full Reference (and Citation) | Supporting unambiguous identification of paper and providing source for citations in tables/figures/text |