Likely change indexes do not always index likely change; moreover, there is no need for them.

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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2. Significant individual change should be used as a lower bound for anchor based estimates of meaningful change on patient-reported outcome scores.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024
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3. Minimally important changes do not always reflect minimally important change; moreover, there is no need for them.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023
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Corrections and comments

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Authors and funding

1 author.

Funding

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Abstract

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