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[https://www.physio-pedia.com/Outcome_Measures Outcome measures] must be valid and reliable and assist us in interpreting change in our patients to have clinical meaning<ref>Fetters L, Tilson J. Evidence based physical therapy. FA Davis; 2012 May 5.</ref>. '''Clinical significance/meaningfulness''' is the practical importance of a treatment effect—whether it has a real genuine, palpable, noticeable effect on daily life | [https://www.physio-pedia.com/Outcome_Measures Outcome measures] must be valid and reliable and assist us in interpreting change in our patients to have clinical meaning<ref name=":0">Fetters L, Tilson J. Evidence based physical therapy. FA Davis; 2012 May 5.</ref>. '''Clinical significance/meaningfulness''' is the practical importance of a treatment effect—whether it has a real genuine, palpable, noticeable effect on daily life. Clinical meaningfulness generally refers to an outcome measure’s ability to provide the clinician and the patient with consequential information<ref name=":0" />. It is a broad term which is usually described in the following terms for an outcome measure: | ||
* Floor and Ceiling Effect | |||
* Minimal Detectable Change (MDC) | |||
* Responsiveness | |||
* Minimal clinically important difference (MCID) | |||
== Floor and Ceiling Effect == | |||
== Minimal Detectable Change (MDC) == | |||
== Responsiveness == | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Outcome measures must be valid and reliable and assist us in interpreting change in our patients to have clinical meaning[1]. Clinical significance/meaningfulness is the practical importance of a treatment effect—whether it has a real genuine, palpable, noticeable effect on daily life. Clinical meaningfulness generally refers to an outcome measure’s ability to provide the clinician and the patient with consequential information[1]. It is a broad term which is usually described in the following terms for an outcome measure:
- Floor and Ceiling Effect
- Minimal Detectable Change (MDC)
- Responsiveness
- Minimal clinically important difference (MCID)
