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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Minimal Clinically Important Difference"”.
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Comparing Distribution-Based and Anchor-Based Minimal Clinically Important Difference Values for Temporomandibular Disorder
… meaningful symptom relief by determining the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD). Despite limitations and controversy with determining the most appropriate method, this information will play an important role in determining treatment …
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Eosinophilic Asthma Response to Therapy: 129Xe Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography
… first determined the upper limit of normal and minimal clinically important difference for 129Xe MRI ventilation defect percent (VDP) and showed that the upper limit of normal varied with age and the minimal clinically important difference was 2%. Next, we measured 129Xe MRI VDP after a single …
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Comparing PROMIS-29 to SF-12 in Evaluating Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetes-Related Foot Disease
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The feasibility and potential effectiveness of a conventional and exergame intervention to alter balance-related outcomes including fall risk: a mixed methods study
… appeared to exacerbate between-group differences at baseline. The exergaming intervention produced preliminary evidence in its favour, with results approaching Minimal Clinically Important Difference compared with the evidence-based intervention. The experience of the exergaming …
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Exploring the brain mechanisms of breathlessness through the study of neurological patients
… on a visual analogue scale (VAS), exceeding the minimal clinically important difference of 10% for VAS ratings of AH. Group b (n=18): STN DBS, in contrast, generated a trend towards a heightened AH of 8.7±11.9%VAS in six patients. There was no effect of DBS on lung function or hypercapnic …
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Evaluation of an Orthotic Intervention for the Management of Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP)
… Laboratory testing identified significant differences in both fabric stiffness and elastic hysteresis, between colours. The findings of this study enabled standardisation of the intervention by using a single coloured customised DEFO (Black), ensuring rigor of the planned evaluation …
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The psychosocial and clinical outcomes of surgery for Thyroid Eye Disease (TED)
… increase 6 months post-surgery reaching a minimal clinically important difference (MCID). Ethnicity and a small number of clinical factors patients presented for surgery were unique predictors of the variance in change in vision-related quality of life and appearance-related quality of …
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Clinical and Biomechanical Effects of the Traditional Chinese Medical Treatments in Individuals with Medial Knee Osteoarthritis
… the reliability of the outcome measures and the minimal clinically important difference for the future study; b) sixty participants with medial knee OA were recruited and randomly divided into four groups (CN, CH, AT, and CM). The six-week effect of TCM treatments on biomechanical and clinical …