TY - JOUR
AU - Kerr, Steven
AU - Robertson, Chris
AU - Nafilyan, Vahé
AU - Lyons, Ronan A.
AU - Kee, Frank
AU - Cardwell, Christopher R
AU - Coupland, Carol A.C.
AU - Lyons, Jane
AU - Humberstone, Ben
AU - Hippisley-Cox, Julia
AU - Sheikh, Aziz
PY - 2022
DA - June
TI - Common protocol for validation of the QCOVID algorithm across the four UK nations
JO - BMJ Open
VL - 12
IS - 6
DO - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050994
AB - INTRODUCTION: The QCOVID algorithm is a risk prediction tool for infection and subsequent hospitalisation/death due to SARS-CoV-2. At the time of writing, it is being used in important policy-making decisions by the UK and devolved governments for combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, including deliberations on shielding and vaccine prioritisation. There are four statistical validations exercises currently planned for the QCOVID algorithm, using data pertaining to England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, respectively. This paper presents a common procedure for conducting and reporting on validation exercises for the QCOVID algorithm.
PB - BMJ Publishing Group
UR - https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/76ad2e13-3a17-4f15-81ba-f92cd2a43379
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
ER