PMID- 23904756
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130801
LR  - 20220409
IS  - 1066-9817 (Print)
IS  - 2042-6186 (Electronic)
IS  - 1066-9817 (Linking)
VI  - 20
IP  - 3
DP  - 2012 Aug
TI  - Clinimetrics corner: a closer look at the minimal clinically important difference 
      (MCID).
PG  - 160-6
LID - 10.1179/2042618612Y.0000000001 [doi]
AB  - Minimal clinically important difference (MCID) scores are commonly used by 
      clinicians when determining patient response to treatment and to guide clinical 
      decision-making during the course of treatment. For research purposes, the MCID 
      score is often used in sample size calculations for adequate powering of a study 
      to minimize the false-positives (type 1 errors) and the false-negatives (type 2 
      errors). For clinicians and researchers alike, it is critical that the MCID score 
      is a valid and stable measure. A low MCID value may result in overestimating the 
      positive effects of treatment, whereas a high MCID value may incorrectly classify 
      patients as failing to respond to treatment when in fact the treatment was 
      beneficial. The wide range of methodologies for calculating the MCID score 
      results in varied outcomes, which leads to difficulties with interpretation and 
      application. This clinimetrics corner outlines key factors influencing MCID 
      estimates and discusses limitations with the use of the MCID in both clinical and 
      research practice settings.
FAU - Wright, Alexis
AU  - Wright A
AD  - Department of Physical Therapy, High Point University, High Point, NC, USA.
FAU - Hannon, Joseph
AU  - Hannon J
FAU - Hegedus, Eric J
AU  - Hegedus EJ
FAU - Kavchak, Alicia Emerson
AU  - Kavchak AE
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - J Man Manip Ther
JT  - The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy
JID - 9433812
PMC - PMC3419574
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - MCID
OT  - Outcome measures
OT  - Psychometric properties
OT  - Responsiveness
EDAT- 2013/08/02 06:00
MHDA- 2013/08/02 06:01
PMCR- 2013/08/01
CRDT- 2013/08/02 06:00
PHST- 2013/08/02 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/08/02 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/08/02 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2013/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 91 [pii]
AID - 10.1179/2042618612Y.0000000001 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Man Manip Ther. 2012 Aug;20(3):160-6. doi: 10.1179/2042618612Y.0000000001.