Minimal clinically significant difference in health status: the thorny path of health status measures?

Minimal clinically significant difference in health status: the thorny path of health status measures?

Health status or health-related quality of life is being recognized as an important outcome when evaluating patients with chronic pulmonary disease. There is growing literature about health status measures in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) has published numerous articles on issues related to health status. The author...

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Health status measurement in COPD: the minimal clinically important difference of the clinical COPD questionnaire

BACKGROUND Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) questionnaires are being increasingly used in COPD clinical studies. The challenge facing investigators is to determine what change is significant, ie what is the minimal clinically important difference (MCID). This study aimed to identify the MCID for the clinical COPD questionnaire (CCQ) in terms of patient referencing, criterion referencing, and by ...

Measuring patient health status in rheumatoid arthritis -- what is a minimal clinically important difference?

Oral Health Status in the Iranian Elderly: The Role of Nutrition Status and Health Literacy

Introduction: Oral health plays an important role in determining food intake patterns, meeting nutritional needs, and consequently keeping the health of the elderly and their quality of life. Health literacy is also one of the biggest determinants that significantly impacts disease prevention in the elderly. Objective: This study aimed to determine oral health status and the relationship betwe...