Introduction to the special section: "Methodologies and considerations for meaningful change".

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

1. A systematic review of minimum important changes for generic multi-attribute utility instruments and recommendations for their estimation.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2025
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2. Justifying score interpretation thresholds for the Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ-5) in a contemporary asthma patient population.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2026
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3. Meaningful change threshold estimation for the non-small cell lung cancer symptom assessment questionnaire (NSCLC-SAQ): psychometric analysis from a phase 3 trial (LIBRETTO-431).Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025
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4. Parent/caregiver perspectives of meaningful improvement in functional domains for people with CDKL5 deficiency disorder: a mixed-methods study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025
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5. Does Achieving the Minimal Clinically Important Difference in the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement at 1 Year Postoperative Predict Satisfaction Following Total Knee Arthroplasty?Arthroplasty today · 2025
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6. A weighted predictive modeling method for estimating thresholds of meaningful within-individual change for patient-reported outcomes.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025
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7. Conceptualizing meaningful between-group difference in change over time: a demonstration of possible viewpoints.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025
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8. A patient-centered qualitative evaluation of meaningful change on the NSAA and PUL in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.Frontiers in neurology · 2025
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9. Assessing and accounting for measurement in intensive longitudinal studies: current practices, considerations, and avenues for improvement.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024
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10. Anchor-based minimal important difference values are often sensitive to the distribution of the change score.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024
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11. The challenge of using patient reported outcome measures in clinical practice: how do we get there?Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2024
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12. Interpretation of Change in Novel Digital Measures: A Statistical Review and Tutorial.Digital biomarkers
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