Minimal clinically important difference for change in comfortable gait speed of adults with pathology: A systematic review

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 295-300

  Bohannon, Richard W ^a   Glenney, Susan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

clinimetrics; gait; measurement; physical therapy; rehabilitation; responsiveness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DATA EXTRACTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MINIMAL CLINICALLY IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATHOLOGY; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WALKING SPEED; ACCELERATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP FRACTURES; MALE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STROKE; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY; ROC CURVE; STROKE; WALKING;

EID: 84903987266     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jep.12158     Document Type: Review

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