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Table 5 Responsiveness of the ASES-p scale

From: Patient self-report section of the ASES questionnaire: a Spanish validation study using classical test theory and the Rasch model

ASES-p

Number

Baseline mean (SD)

Difference mean (SD)

p-value

SES

SRM

Total score (0-100 points)

 All responders

67

46.4 (23.5)

18.9 (25.2)

<0.001

0.80

0.75

 Improved

41

50.4 (23.9)

24.4 (23.8)

<0.001

1.02

1.03

 Not improved

26

40.0 (21.9)

10.1 (25.3)

0.052

0.46

0.40

Function (0–50 points)

 All responders

70

22.1 (11.8)

10.8 (13.4)

<0.001

0.91

0.80

 Improved

42

23.5 (11.8)

13.5 (11.6)

<0.001

1.15

1.17

 Not improved

28

20.0 (11.8)

3.8 (14.0)

0.174

0.33

0.27

Pain (0–50 points)

 All responders

110

24.1 (12.9)

6.6 (14.9)

<0.001

0.50

0.45

 Improved

55

27.7 (13.0)

9.5 (14.6)

<0.001

0.73

0.65

 Not improved

55

20.5 (12.3)

3.7 (14.8)

0.068

0.29

0.25

  1. SES standardized effect size, SRM standardized response mean, SD standard deviation
  2. Differences were derived as follow-up minus baseline values, thus positive differences represent improvement. P-values were based on the Student’s paired t-test