Minimally important change values of a measurement instrument depend more on baseline values than on the type of intervention

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 518-524

  De Vet, Henrica C W ^a   Foumani, Mahrouz ^b   Scholten, Marjolein A ^b   Jacobs, Wilco C H ^b   Stiggelbout, Anne M ^b   Knol, Dirk L ^a   Peul, Wilco C ^b,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mean change method; Minimally important change; RMDQ 23; ROC method; Sciatica; VAS leg pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); ROLAND MORRIS DISABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE; SCIATICA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CLASSIFICATION; DISABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; ROC CURVE; SCIATICA;

EID: 84928230484     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.07.008     Document Type: Article

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