RT Book, Section
A1 Waning, Brenda
A1 Montagne, Michael
SR Print(0)
ID 2643105
T1 Chapter 7. Screening and Diagnostic Testing
T2 Pharmacoepidemiology: Principles and Practice
YR 2001
FD 2001
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071355070
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=2643105
RD 2024/04/19
AB Screening  and  diagnostic  testing  are  not  primary  activities  of  pharmacoepidemiology,  but  they  are  important  functions  of  both  public  health  and  epidemiology.  Assessing  the  usefulness  of  a  screening  or  diagnostic  test  is  based  on  the  sensitivity,  the  specificity,  and  the  predictive  value  of  the  test’s  results  compared  with  what  is  actually  occurring.  One  example  of  testing  that  is  very  pertinent  to  drug  use  are  tests  (e.g.,  urine,  hair,  breath)  designed  to  assess  whether  a  person  has  been  using  certain  psychoactive  drugs.  But,  first,  there  must  be  a  discussion  of  data  quality,  including  the  concepts  of  validity  and  reliability  with  regard  to  research  results.