Table 3.

Single term with the best sensitivity, best specificity, and lowest NNR for detecting articles reporting on patient preferences on treatment outcomes

Search term	Se (%) [95 % CI]	Sp (%) [95 % CI]	Ac (%)	NNR
Best sensitivity**
Preferen*	75.0 [73.7–76.3]	97.2 [96.7–97.7]	97.1	13.9
Relat*[tiab]	75.0 [73.7–76.3]	79.5 [78.2–80.7]	79.4	94.8
“Middle Aged”[Mesh]	66.7 [65.2–68.1]	77.6 [76.3–78.9]	77.5	116.7
Best specificity**
Logit	33.3 [31.9–34.8]	99.8 [99.7–100.0]	99.6	2.8
“Choice Behavior” [Mesh]	33.3 [31.9–34.8]	99.3 [99.0–99.6]	99.1	8.3
“Patient Preference” [Mesh]	50.0 [48.5–51.5]	99.3 [99.0–99.5]	99.1	6.0
Best accuracy**
Logit	33.3 [31.9–34.8]	99.8 [99.7–100.0]	99.6	2.8
“Patient Preference”[mesh]	50.0 [48.5–51.5]	99.3 [99.0–99.5]	99.1	6.0
Choice Behavior[mh]	33.3 [31.9–34.8]	99.3 [99.0–99.6]	99.1	8.3
Lowest NNR**
Logit	33.3 [31.9–34.8]	99.8 [99.7–100.0]	99.6	2.8
“Patient Preference”[mesh]	50.0 [48.5–51.5]	99.3 [99.0–99.5]	99.1	6.0
“Choice Behavior” [mesh]	33.3 [31.9–34.8]	99.3 [99.0–99.6]	99.1	8.3

Se Sensitivity, Sp Specificity, Ac Accuracy, NNR Number Needed to Read, [tiab] title/abstract, words and numbers included in the title, collection title, abstract, and other abstract of a citation, [ti] title, words and numbers included in the title or collection title. **Keeping sensitivity > =25 %, specificity > =75 %, and accuracy > = 75 %