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Table 8 Standardized response means (SRM) and standardized effect sizes (SES) by instrument and clinical indication

From: Translation and adaptation of the German version of the Veterans Rand—36/12 Item Health Survey

Version

Orthopedics

Psychosomatics

 

SES

SRM

rt1/t2

 

SES

SRM

rt1/t2

    

ni/s (nc)

PCS

MCS

PCS

MCS

PCS/MCS

ni/s (nc)

PCS

MCS

PCS

MCS

PCS/MCS

VR-36

78 (82)

0.235

0.298

0.328

0.452

0.74/0.77

56 (61)

0.102

0.522

0.127

0.527

0.65/0.62

SF-36

83 (88)

0.317

0.165

0.460

0.241

0.77/0.74

59 (60)

0.250

0.818

0.331

0.820

0.72/0.54

VR-12

88 (93)

0.381

0.357

0.545

0.586

0.73/0.81

50 (57)

0.218

1.027

0.317

0.876

0.73/0.35

SF-12

63 (69)

0.398

0.482

0.695

0.586

0.84/0.65

50 (54)

0.277

0.840

0.357

1.060

0.69/0.69

  1. SES standardized effect size, SRM standardized response mean, r Pearson correlation coefficient, ni/s number of patients reporting improved or stable health defined by GHP1 (SRH, item 1 of the SF-36), nc n complete: number of all cases (improved, deteriorated, unchanged), PCS physical summary score, MCS mental summary score