Table 4 Criterion and distribution based MCID estimates for the DEMMI
Criterion method | Distribution method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient (n = 23) | Therapist (n = 21) | Patient or therapist (n = 31) | ||
Development sample MCID (95% CI) | 7.78 (5.28 to 10.28) | 10.43 (7.74 to 13.11) | 8.45 (6.09 to 10.81) | 8.00 |
Patient ( n = 35) | Therapist ( n = 23) | Patient or therapist ( n = 42) | ||
Validation sample MCID (95% CI) | 9.43 (5.92 to 12.92) | 14.00 (10.24 to 17.75) | 9.71 (6.66 to 12.72) | 10.46 |