PMID- 36397222
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20221121
LR  - 20221121
IS  - 0255-2930 (Print)
IS  - 0255-2930 (Linking)
VI  - 42
IP  - 11
DP  - 2022 Nov 12
TI  - [Minimal clinically important difference of the frequency of bowel movement for 
      patients with chronic severe functional constipation treated with acupuncture].
PG  - 1247-50
LID - 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210902-k0007 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To estimate the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) of the 
      frequency of bowel movement for the patients with chronic severe functional 
      constipation treated with acupuncture so as to provide the evidence for the 
      clinical decision. METHODS: In this study, 813 patients with chronic severe 
      functional constipation treated with acupuncture in two previous randomized 
      controlled trials were included. Through the anchor-based method (anchored by the 
      item 28 "satisfaction with previous treatment" of the patient assessment of 
      constipation-quality of life [PAC-QOL]) and the distribution-based method, the 
      MCID of the weekly frequency of complete spontaneous bowel movement (CSBM) and 
      spontaneous bowel movement (SBM) was analyzed statistically in the patients. 
      RESULTS: The MCID of the mean weekly frequency of CSBM and SBM was 1.3 times and 
      1.6 times in patients with chronic severe functional constipation treated with 
      acupuncture, respectively. CONCLUSION: The mean increase of the weekly CSMB is >/= 
      1.3 times and that of SBM is >/= 1.6 times after treatment when compared with the 
      baseline respectively, suggesting the clinical significance.
FAU - Ai, Yan-Ke
AU  - Ai YK
AD  - Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese 
      Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
FAU - Liu, Zhi-Shun
AU  - Liu ZS
AD  - Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guang' anmen Hospital, China Academy 
      of Chinese Medical Sciences.
FAU - Liu, Bao-Yan
AU  - Liu BY
AD  - TCM Data Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences.
FAU - Zhang, Yan-Hong
AU  - Zhang YH
AD  - Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical 
      Sciences.
FAU - Li, Yang
AU  - Li Y
AD  - Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Fengtai You'anmen Hospital.
FAU - Sun, Hai-Shu
AU  - Sun HS
AD  - Institute of Chinese Medicine Information, China Academy of Chinese Medical 
      Sciences.
FAU - Cao, Xue
AU  - Cao X
AD  - Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese 
      Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
FAU - Liu, Jia
AU  - Liu J
AD  - Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese 
      Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
FAU - Yang, Zhuo-Xin
AU  - Yang ZX
AD  - Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shenzhen TCM Hospital.
FAU - Yu, Hai-Bo
AU  - Yu HB
AD  - Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shenzhen TCM Hospital.
FAU - Huang, Xing-Xian
AU  - Huang XX
AD  - Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shenzhen TCM Hospital.
FAU - He, Li-Yun
AU  - He LY
AD  - Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese 
      Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
LA  - chi
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - China
TA  - Zhongguo Zhen Jiu
JT  - Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion
JID - 8600658
SB  - IM
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Quality of Life
MH  - Minimal Clinically Important Difference
MH  - Treatment Outcome
MH  - Constipation/therapy
MH  - *Acupuncture Therapy
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - acupuncture
OT  - chronic severe functional constipation
OT  - frequency of complete spontaneous bowel movement
OT  - frequency of spontaneous bowel movements
OT  - minimal clinically important difference (MCID)
EDAT- 2022/11/19 06:00
MHDA- 2022/11/22 06:00
CRDT- 2022/11/18 00:20
PHST- 2022/11/18 00:20 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/11/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/11/22 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210902-k0007 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2022 Nov 12;42(11):1247-50. doi: 
      10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210902-k0007.