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Clinimetrics Corner: The Minimal Clinically Important Change Score (MCID): A Necessary Pretense

2008; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 16; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1179/jmt.2008.16.4.82e

ISSN

2042-6186

Autores

Chad Cook,

Tópico(s)

Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

Resumo

Minimal clinically important differences (MCID) are patient derived scores that reflect changes in a clinical intervention that are meaningful for the patient. At present, there are a number of different methods to obtain an MCID, as there a number of different factors that can influence the MCID value. This clinimetric corner outlines the hidden challenges associated with identifying a viable MCID and possible suggestions to improve the future development of these single scores.

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