Prognosis Research Strategy (PROGRESS) 3: prognostic model research.
Steyerberg EW., Moons KGM., van der Windt DA., Hayden JA., Perel P., Schroter S., Riley RD., Hemingway H., Altman DG., PROGRESS Group None.
Prognostic models are abundant in the medical literature yet their use in practice seems limited. In this article, the third in the PROGRESS series, the authors review how such models are developed and validated, and then address how prognostic models are assessed for their impact on practice and patient outcomes, illustrating these ideas with examples.