How should minimally important change (MIC) scores for the Patient Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM) be interpreted? A validation using varied methods.

CONCLUSIONS: We recommend the following thresholds are used to interpret changes in POEM scores: ≤ 2, unlikely to be a change beyond measurement error; 2.1 to 2.9, a small change detected that is likely to be beyond measurement error but may not be clinically important; 3 to 3.9, probably a clinically important change; 4+, very likely to be a clinically important change. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. PMID: 29355894 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The British Journal of Dermatology - January 21, 2018 Category: Dermatology Authors: Howells L, Ratib S, Chalmers JR, Bradshaw L, Thomas KS, CLOTHES trial team Tags: Br J Dermatol Source Type: research