Minimal Clinically Important Difference
"Minimal Clinically Important Difference" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A statistically significant minimum set of clinical outcomes that demonstrates a clinical benefit of an intervention or treatment.
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D000071081
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.761.559.590.399.750 N05.715.360.575.575.399.750
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Minimal Clinically Important Difference" by people in Profiles.
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Putting the Patient Back in Clinical Significance: Moderated Nonlinear Factor Analysis for Estimating Clinically Significant Change in Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. J Trauma Stress. 2021 04; 34(2):454-466.
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Clinical and radiographic outcomes with a posteriorly augmented glenoid for Walch B glenoids in anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2020 May; 29(5):e185-e195.
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The Effects of Bundled Payment Programs for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty on Patient-Reported Outcomes. J Arthroplasty. 2020 04; 35(4):918-925.e7.
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A Clinical Overview of Off-label Use of Gabapentinoid Drugs. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 05 01; 179(5):695-701.
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Establishing the minimal clinically important difference for the Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2018 09; 8(9):1041-1046.