Clinimetrics Corner: The Minimal Clinically Important Change Score (MCID): A Necessary Pretense
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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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- Authors
- Cook, C. E.
- Affiliations
- Duke University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Cook, Chad E
- ORCID
- Cook, Chad E
- Venue
- Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2008-10
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 82E-83E
- ISSN
- 1066-9817 (ISSN-L)
- 2042-6186
- PMC
- PMC2716157
- OpenAlex
- W2078892209
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- FWCI
- 1.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Keywords
- minimal clinically important difference, patient-reported outcomes, clinimetrics, treatment effect interpretation
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