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Table 3 DEMMI, HABAM and BI scores for patients rated 'unchanged', 'same' and 'changed' in the validation study.

From: Validity, responsiveness and the minimal clinically important difference for the de Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) in an older acute medical population

 

n

Admission mean (sd)

Discharge

mean (sd)

p value

n

Admission mean (sd)

Discharge

mean (sd)

p value

Patient rating of change

Therapist rating of change

Unchanged ('bit worse', 'same' or 'bit better')

DEMMI

24

45.38

(18.59)

52.00

(19.77)

0.01*

34

52.29

(20.19)

54.50

(20.21)

0.12

HABAM

24

15.00

(6.58)

16.83

(6.66)

0.05*

34

17.09

(6.55)

17.76

(6.04)

0.20

BI

23

76.35

(18.17)

77.13

(25.05)

0.79

34

81.41

(21.05)

81.79

(22.07)

0.86

Same

DEMMI

7

48.14

(24.33)

58.29

(29.55)

0.06

6

45.67

(24.37)

49.33

(26.42)

0.12

HABAM

7

15.29

(8.67)

17.86

(9.46)

0.14

6

15.67

(8.36)

15.83

(9.00)

0.92

BI

6

73.5

(16.21)

85.0

(24.23)

0.08

6

77.17

(19.14)

75.50

(29.57)

0.81

Changed ('much better')

DEMMI

35

53.06

(18.31)

62.49

(15.56)

0.00*

23

48.22

(14.89)

62.22

(13.55)

0.00*

HABAM

35

16.83

(6.18)

19.94

(4.81)

0.00*

23

15.17

(5.75)

19.87

(4.87)

0.00*

BI

35

82.34

(22.42)

88.23

(15.13)

0.01*

23

81.35

(20.32)

89.43

(15.86)

0.00*

  1. *p < 0.05