Using a distribution-based approach and systematic review methods to derive minimum clinically important differences

Abstract Background Clinical interpretation of changes measured on a scale is dependent on knowing the minimum clinically important difference (MCID) for that scale: the threshold above which clinicians, patients, and researchers perceive an outcome difference. Until now, approaches to determining M...

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Main Authors: Jennifer A. Watt, Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Andrea C. Tricco, Sharon E. Straus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01228-7