Assessing the Stroke-Specific Quality of Life for Outcome Measurement in Stroke Rehabilitation: Minimal Detectable Change and Clinically Important Difference

Table 3 Number of participants who met the criteria of the MDC₉₅ and clinically important difference (CID)

Subscale	MDC₉₅	Distribution-based CID		Anchor-based CID
		0.5 SD	1 SEM
	No. (%)	No. (%)	No. (%)	No. (%)
Mobility	7 (9.5%)	15 (20.3%)	21 (28.4%)	21 (28.4%)
Self-care	5 (6.8%)	21 (28.4%)	21 (28.4%)	21 (28.4%)
UE function	9 (12.2%)	25 (33.8%)	25 (33.8%)	25 (33.8%)

Abbreviations: MDC₉₅, minimal detectable change at 95% confidence; SD, standard deviation; SEM, standard error of measurement; UE, upper extremity.

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