Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Peng Wang, Ran Dang, Peide Liu, Dragan Pamucar
Summary: This paper proposes a decision-making method based on probabilistic linguistic preference relation (PLPR) and introduces an adjustment mechanism using attitudes and emotions to handle unknown information and improve consistency. By defining different concepts and distance measures, this method can more accurately reflect the decision-maker's preference information.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Clarissa Bauer-Staeb, Daphne-Zacharenia Kounali, Nicky J. Welton, Emma Griffith, Nicola J. Wiles, Glyn Lewis, Julian J. Faraway, Katherine S. Button
Summary: This study aimed to determine the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) across baseline severity spectrum, with results showing MCID estimates varied depending on severity, ranging from no change to significant changes on PHQ-9 and GAD-7. The ED50 method provided greater precision but with increased complexity for tailoring MCID to specific populations based on baseline severities.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Nienke W. Willigenburg, Rudolf W. Poolman
Summary: Clinical relevance and statistical significance are different concepts, but they are linked via the sample size calculation. The choice of threshold values for clinical relevance directly impacts the statistical significance, especially in non-inferiority trials.
INJURY-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CARE OF THE INJURED
(2023)
Review
Orthopedics
David A. Bloom, Daniel J. Kaplan, Edward Mojica, Eric J. Strauss, Guillem Gonzalez-Lomas, Kirk A. Campbell, Michael J. Alaia, Laith M. Jazrawi
Summary: This article describes the various methods for determining the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) and discusses their respective strengths and limitations. The article emphasizes the importance of standardization in establishing MCIDs for orthopaedic patient-reported outcome measures and the need for better study design in this area.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Sze-Ee Soh, Ian A. Harris, Kara Cashman, Emma Heath, Michelle Lorimer, Stephen E. Graves, Ilana N. Ackerman
Summary: This study aimed to estimate the minimal clinically important changes (MCICs) for the HOOS-12 and KOOS-12 assessments among patients undergoing joint replacement for osteoarthritis. Multiple methods were used to calculate MCICs, and the estimates obtained from predictive modeling were found to be the most clinically applicable.
JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
Ji Woong Yeom, Dong Min Kim, Jun-Bum Lee, Ben Hui, Basim Masoud Alahmadi, Jeong Hee Park, Kyoung Hwan Koh, In-Ho Jeon
Summary: Reliable Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS), minimal clinically important difference (MCID), and substantial clinical benefit (SCB) values were achieved for at least 1 year after arthroscopic superior capsular reconstruction (ASCR) surgery. Poor preoperative score, wide acromiohumeral distance, and dominant side all demonstrated higher odds ratios (ORs) for achieving at least one value, but a subscapularis tear demonstrated lower ORs for achieving PASS for pain visual analog scale (pVAS) and SCB for the Constant score.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Alonso Carrasco-Labra, Tahira Devji, Anila Qasim, Mark R. Phillips, Yuting Wang, Bradley C. Johnston, Niveditha Devasenapathy, Dena Zeraatkar, Meha Bhatt, Xuejing Jin, Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Olivia Urquhart, Farid Foroutan, Stefan Schandelmaier, Hector Pardo-Hernandez, Qiukui Hao, Vanessa Wong, Zhikang Ye, Liam Yao, Robin W. M. Vernooij, Hsiaomin Huang, Linan Zeng, Yamna Rizwan, Reed Siemieniuk, Lyubov Lytvyn, Donald L. Patrick, Shanil Ebrahim, Toshi A. Furukawa, Gihad Nesrallah, Holger J. Schunemann, Mohit Bhandari, Lehana Thabane, Gordon H. Guyatt
Summary: This study developed an inventory summarizing anchor-based minimal important difference (MID) estimates for patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) available in the medical literature, identifying 5,324 MID estimates for 526 distinct PROMs. The research revealed credibility limitations in the studies, including weak correlation between the PROM and anchor, and imprecision in MID estimates.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Jonathan David Comins, John Brodersen, Karl Bang Christensen, Jonas Jensen, Christian Fugl Hansen, Michael R. Krogsgaard
Summary: This article provides a theoretical explanation behind terms such as responsiveness, MID, and MIREDIF, and offers instructions on how to calculate these measures and the optimal number of patients for a study. Results vary across domains, patient location on the scale, and health conditions. The optimal number of patients depends on factors like MIREDIF, SEM, statistical power, and instrument responsiveness.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS
(2021)
Article
Economics
Xun Li, Yu Qiu
Summary: This study examines the impacts of siblings on social preferences, risk attitudes, and time preferences, finding that siblings mainly influence people's social preferences and cooperative behaviors. The results suggest that increased sibling interactions and decreased parental expectations are potential mechanisms through which siblings enhance prosocial behavior. The findings highlight a positive externality of sibling relationships, providing implications for fertility policies like China's recent Three-Child Policy.
CHINA ECONOMIC REVIEW
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Fangxiang Mao, Yaoyao Sun, Juan Wang, Yongqi Huang, Yane Lu, Fenglin Cao
Summary: The study found that the EPDS is sensitive in detecting changes in maternal depressive symptoms during pregnancy. An average MCID value of 4 points for improvement and 3 points for worsening are recommended for EPDS.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Shira Daskal, Omar Asi, Isam Sabbah, Ofira Ayalon, Katie Baransi-Karkaby
Summary: Municipal solid waste management, especially the composting of organic waste, is a major environmental challenge. Decentralized composting offers a closed-loop system for composting organic waste in urban environments. This study proposes a decentralized composting analysis model that quantifies various aspects to examine the viability and feasibility of such projects. The model provides decision makers with a powerful tool to evaluate different scenarios and locations, taking into account economic, social, operational, environmental, and regulatory factors.
Review
Anesthesiology
Jens Laigaard, Casper Pedersen, Thea Norgaard Ronsbo, Ole Mathiesen, Anders Peder Hojer Karlsen
Summary: This study analyzed randomized trials of analgesic interventions after total hip or knee arthroplasty, identifying MCIDs for pain scores and rescue opioid consumption. However, a significant proportion of trials still had inadequate sample size calculations, and a portion of significant results did not reach the predetermined MCID.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Alisa J. Stephens-Shields, John T. Farrar, Susan S. Ellenberg, Thomas W. Storer, Thomas M. Gill, Shehzad Basaria, Marco Pahor, Jane A. Cauley, Kristine E. Ensrud, Peter Preston, David Cella, Peter J. Snyder, Shalender Bhasin
Summary: The study determined the clinically important difference in walking ability measurements among older men with mobility limitations, finding that an increase of 16 to 30 meters in walking distance and 5 to 15 points in functional descriptors over 12 months may be clinically meaningful.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Joshua D. Harris, Jefferson C. Brand, Mark Cote, Brian Waterman, Aman Dhawan
Summary: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) should be responsive, reliable, and validated specifically for a condition or treatment. PROMs should also show a dose-dependent response in a diverse patient population, without being limited by floor and ceiling effects. Statistically significant differences between groups may not always reflect clinically important differences. Measures of clinical significance include minimal clinically important difference (MCID), patient acceptable symptomatic state (PASS), and substantial clinical benefit (SCB). However, clinical relevance measured by these outcomes is limited by ceiling effects. Considering maximal outcome improvement (MOI) might account for patients with higher baseline or preoperative PROMs and help overcome ceiling effects. The act of measuring and reporting patient-centered endpoints may be more important than collecting objective clinician measured data, as good follow-up is crucial for achieving good results.
ARTHROSCOPY-THE JOURNAL OF ARTHROSCOPIC AND RELATED SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Yonglin Lin, Ruolei Gu, Jiali Zhou, Yiman Li, Pengfei Xu, Yue-jia Luo
Summary: The study found that social information can impact decision-making, with Social Misalignment Sensitivity and egocentric tendency playing important roles in this process. Different brain regions were activated in socially aligned and misaligned situations, indicating variations in the monitoring system's scope. The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex may selectively interact with SMS in individuals with a low switching threshold, suggesting sensitivity to inter-individual variation.
