PMID- 31864584 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201013 LR - 20201013 IS - 1526-3231 (Electronic) IS - 0749-8063 (Linking) VI - 36 IP - 1 DP - 2020 Jan TI - How Should We Define Clinically Significant Improvement on Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Test for Patients Undergoing Knee Meniscal Surgery? PG - 241-250 LID - S0749-8063(19)30714-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.arthro.2019.07.036 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to define the minimal clinically important difference (MCID), substantial clinical benefit (SCB), and patient acceptable symptomatic state (PASS) thresholds for the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Physical Function (PF) computerized adaptive test (CAT) instrument in patients undergoing arthroscopic meniscal surgery. METHODS: The PROMIS PF CAT was administered preoperatively and postoperatively to patients undergoing arthroscopic meniscal surgery. At 6 months postoperatively, patients graded their knee function based on a domain-specific anchor question. A satisfaction anchor question was used to indicate achievement of the PASS. Receiver operating characteristic analysis determined the relevant psychometric values. Cutoff analysis was performed to find preoperative patient-reported outcome scores predicting achievement of clinically significant outcomes (CSOs). RESULTS: A total of 73 patients (41.1% female patients) were included, with a mean age of 44.9 +/- 12.8.0 years and average follow-up period of 24.0 +/- 1.2 weeks. The MCID on the PROMIS PF CAT was calculated to be 2.09 (area under the curve [AUC], 0.75; 95% CI, 0.57-0.94). Net score improvement equivalent to achievement of SCB was found to be 6.50 (AUC, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.55-0.99). The PASS was found to be 46.1 (AUC, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.76-0.96). A preoperative score below 37.6 on the PROMIS PF CAT predicted achievement of the MCID (AUC, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.62-0.87), whereas scores above 41.9 predicted achievement of the PASS (AUC, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.65-0.90). Higher baseline functional status and the absence of pre-existing arthritis were also found to be statistically significant predictors of achieving CSOs. CONCLUSIONS: Our study defined the MCID, SCB, and PASS for the PROMIS PF CAT. We found that a preoperative score below 37.6 was predictive of achieving a meaningful clinical change with surgery whereas a preoperative score above 41.9 was predictive of patients who would attain an acceptable postoperative health state. In addition, exercising more days per week and the absence of arthritis increased the likelihood of achieving postoperative CSOs. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, retrospective cohort. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 Arthroscopy Association of North America. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Okoroha, Kelechi R AU - Okoroha KR AD - Division of Sports Medicine, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. FAU - Lu, Yining AU - Lu Y AD - Division of Sports Medicine, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. FAU - Nwachukwu, Benedict U AU - Nwachukwu BU AD - Division of Sports Medicine, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. FAU - Beletsky, Alexander AU - Beletsky A AD - Division of Sports Medicine, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. FAU - Patel, Bhavik H AU - Patel BH AD - Division of Sports Medicine, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. FAU - Verma, Nikhil N AU - Verma NN AD - Division of Sports Medicine, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. FAU - Cole, Brian AU - Cole B AD - Division of Sports Medicine, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. FAU - Forsythe, Brian AU - Forsythe B AD - Division of Sports Medicine, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.. Electronic address: brian.forsythe@rushortho.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Arthroscopy JT - Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association JID - 8506498 SB - IM CIN - Arthroscopy. 2020 Jan;36(1):251-252. PMID: 31864585 MH - Adult MH - Arthroscopy/*methods MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Knee Injuries/*surgery MH - Knee Joint/*surgery MH - Male MH - Meniscus/*surgery MH - Middle Aged MH - *Minimal Clinically Important Difference MH - *Patient Reported Outcome Measures MH - Postoperative Period MH - ROC Curve MH - Retrospective Studies MH - Treatment Outcome EDAT- 2019/12/23 06:00 MHDA- 2020/10/21 06:00 CRDT- 2019/12/23 06:00 PHST- 2019/04/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/07/13 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/07/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/12/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/12/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/10/21 06:00 [medline] AID - S0749-8063(19)30714-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.arthro.2019.07.036 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Arthroscopy. 2020 Jan;36(1):241-250. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2019.07.036.