Table 12 Sensitivity and specificity of estimates for minimal important difference (MID) for the sections and total score of the MSQPT
Section | Global rating questions used | MID improvement | Specificity | Sensitivity | MID deterioration | Specificity | Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Activity | Global health, Impairment, Walking | 6 | 0.25–0.65 | 0.10–0.67 | 10 | 0.36–0.72 | 0.39–0.70 |
7 | 0.29–0.86 | 0.12–0.75 | 11 | 0.44–0.78 | 0.33–0.78 | ||
8 | 0.28–0.86 | 0.13–0.75 | 25 | 0.42–0.72 | * | ||
Participation | Global health, Impairment, Participation | 16 | 0.47–0.90 | 0.50 | 15 | 0.44–0.9 | 0.22–0.78 |
17 | 0.45–0.88 | 0.67 | 17 | 0.43–0.91 | 0.40–0.80 | ||
20 | 0.45–0.89 | 0.50 | 22 | * | * | ||
Balance | Balance | 1 | 0.46, 0.69 | 0.13, 0.15 | 2 | 0.42, 0.69 | 0.42, 0.42 |
2 | 0.48, 0.68 | 0.10, 0.21 | 3 | 0.49, 0.72 | 0.5, 0.67 | ||
3 | 0.49–0.71 | 0.13, 0.25 | 4 | * | * | ||
Total score | Global health, Participation Impairment | 16 | 0.44–0.97 | 0.11–0.66 | 16 | 0.26–0.65 | 0.17–0.68 |
20 | 0.47–0.95 | 0.14–0.80 | 18 | 0.29–0.65 | 0.21–0.67 | ||
25 | 0.47–0.95 | 0.20–0.80 | 22 | 0.29–0.64 | 0.25–0.75 |