Standard error of measurement as a valid alternative to minimally important difference for evaluating the magnitude of changes in patient-reported outcomes measures

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 350-356

  Rejas, Javier ^a   Pardo, Antonio ^b   Ruiz, Miguel Ángel ^b  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical significance; Effect size; Minimally important difference; Patient reported outcomes; Questionnaires; Standard error of measurement

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SLEEP; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMINES; ANALGESICS; COHORT STUDIES; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39749198741     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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