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Table 3 The MID estimates from the mean difference of change (MDC), mean change (MC), ROC and Predictive modelling method

From: Minimal important difference and patient acceptable symptom state for the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) for pain and the Patient-Rated Wrist/Hand Evaluation (PRWHE) for patients with osteoarthritis at the base of thumb

Outcome measure

MDC

MC

ROC

Predictive

NRS pain

2.0 (0.8 to 3.2)

2.8 (2.1 to 3.5)

2.5 (2 to 2.9)

2.5 (2.0 to 2.9)

PRWHE total score

22 (16 to 28)

24 (20 to 28)

10 (8 to 23)

20 (14 to 24)

PRWHE pain subscale

12 (8 to 15)

13 (10 to 16)

7.5 (3 to 8)

10 (7 to 12)

PRWHE function subscale

10 (6 to 14)

11 (9 to 13)

6.0 (4 to 16)

10 (7 to 13)

  1. Values are MID with 95 % CI