Use of a “critical difference” statistical criterion improves the predictive utility of the Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index score in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Use of a “critical difference” statistical criterion improves the predictive utility of the Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index score in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Abstract Background The Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) is used to assess functional status in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the change required for meaningful improvements remains unclear. A minimum clinically important difference (MCID) of 0.22 is frequently used in RA t...

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Main Authors: Frank Behrens, Michaela Koehm, Eva C. Schwaneck, Marc Schmalzing, Holger Gnann, Gerd Greger, Hans-Peter Tony, Harald Burkhardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Rheumatology
Subjects:
Health Assessment Questionnaire
Functional ability
Rheumatoid arthritis
Adalimumab
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-019-0095-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-019-0095-2

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