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Table 10 Anchor-based estimates of the minimal important difference predicting change with respect to deterioration and improvement

From: Patient-reported questionnaires in MS rehabilitation: responsiveness and minimal important difference of the multiple sclerosis questionnaire for physiotherapists (MSQPT)

Global rating of change questions

Item/Section of the MSQPT

 

M4

M8a

M8b

Activity

Participation

Balance

Total score

Therapist, global rating, deterioration (35)

*

*

*

−3.09

−3.40

*

−9.09

Therapist global rating, improvement (18)

*

*

*

3.00

2.00

*

7.78

Patient, global rating, deterioration (41)

*

*

*

−2.17

−1.71

*

−5.02

Patient, global rating, improvement (12)

*

*

*

3.63

1.17

*

4.96

Therapist, walking rating, deterioration (41)

 

−0.46

−0.37

*

*

*

*

Therapist, walking rating, improvement (12)

 

0.58

0.08

*

*

*

*

Patient, walking rating, deterioration (15)

 

−0.13

−0.53

*

*

*

*

Patient, walking rating, improvement (6)

 

0.67

0.67

*

*

*

*

Therapist, balance rating, deterioration (30)

−0.27

−0.50

−0.47

*

*

−1.00

*

Therapist, balance rating, improvement (18)

0.22

0.28

0.06

*

*

0.17

*

Patient, balance rating, deterioration (9)

−0.11

−0.22

−0.67

*

*

−1.78

*

Patient, balance rating, improvement

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

Patient, participation rating, deterioration (8)

*

*

*

−1.71

4.86

*

−6.86

Patient, participation rating, improvement (6)

*

*

*

4.00

2.00

*

14.57

Therapist participation rating, deterioration (7)

*

*

*

−7.63

−11.00

*

−21.88

Therapist participation rating, improvement (7)

*

*

*

5.67

5.00

*

16.50

Patient, impairment rating, deterioration (12)

*

*

*

−12.20

−2.80

*

−24.40

Patient, impairment rating, improvement (9)

*

*

*

2.00

−3.00

*

2.20

Therapist, impairment rating, deterioration (5)

*

*

*

−6.08

−1.42

*

−10.42

Therapist, impairment rating, improvement (5)

*

*

*

2.22

3.33

*

2.33

  1. M4 taking a shower, M8a walking distance, M8b walking time; () displays the number of cases; *rating and section are not relevantly related; **not computable