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Table 2 Responsiveness parameters PDI

From: The interpretation of change score of the pain disability index after vocational rehabilitation is baseline dependent

Parameter

Total sample

Baseline PDI Q1 (3–27)

Baseline PDI Q2 (28–35)

Baseline PDI Q3 (36–42)

Baseline PDI Q4 (43–60)

Improved (N)

124

34

32

24

34

Stable (N)

217

55

49

59

54

AUC (CI)

0.79 (0.74–0.84)

0.70 (0.59–0.81)

0.87 (0.79–0.95)

0.83 (0.73–0.93)

0.85 (0.77–0.93)

MIC

12.5

6.5

14.5

14.5

19.5

Sensitivity

0.68

0.68

0.81

0.71

0.79

Specificity

0.73

0.67

0.80

0.73

0.81

SEM

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

SDC individual

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

SDC group

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

  1. PDI pain disability index, Q quartile, AUC area under the curve, CI confidence interval, MIC minimal important change, SEM standard error of measurement, SDC smallest detectable change