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Table 4 Association between the subjects’ ratings of the importance of change on transition question and improvement or worsening in category of rheumatoid arthritis status based on self-ratings guided by clinical vignettes

From: Testing the construct validity of a health transition question using vignette-guided patient ratings of health

  

Base analysis

Improvement allowed in those with mild self-rating at visit 1

  

r = 0.26

r = 0.28

  

Self-ratings guided by vignettes

 

Self-ratings guided by vignettes

 
  

Worsened

Unchanged

Improved

Total

Worsened

Unchanged

Improved

Total

Transition Question

Extremely important worsening (−7)

2

4

1

7

2

4

1

7

Very important worsening (−6)

1

1

1

3

1

1

1

3

Good deal important worsening (−5)

2

3

1

6

2

3

1

6

Little important worsening (−2)

0

2

1

3

0

2

1

3

Hardly important at all worsening (−1)

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

No change (0)

7

26

15

48

7

21

20

48

Little important improvement (+2)

1

2

1

4

1

2

1

4

Somewhat important improvement (+3)

0

2

1

3

0

1

2

3

Moderately important improvement (+4)

1

0

2

3

1

0

2

3

Good deal important improvement (+5)

5

10

4

19

5

6

8

19

Very important improvement (+6)

2

14

9

25

2

13

10

25

Extremely important improvement (+7)

2

22

23

47

2

17

28

47

 

Total

23

86

60

169

23

70

76

169