The anchor design of anchor-based method to determine the minimal clinically important difference: a systematic review

Abstract Background Positive results for clinical outcomes should be not only statistically significant, but also clinically significant. The minimum clinically important difference (MCID) is used to define the minimum threshold of clinical significance. The anchor-based method is a classical method...

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Main Authors: Yu Zhang, Xiaoyu Xi, Yuankai Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-023-02157-3