Minimal Important Difference Thresholds and the Standard Error of Measurement: Is There a Connection?

Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-110

  Wyrwich, Kathleen W ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical significance; Important change; Minimal clinically important differences; Quality of life; Standard error of measurement

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; BACKACHE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; LIKERT SCALE; LIMB PAIN; NECK PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 1542379005     PISSN: 10543406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/BIP-120028508     Document Type: Review

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