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Table 2 Mean change score of the Oxford Shoulder Score according to the pain anchor

From: Determination and comparison of the smallest detectable change (SDC) and the minimal important change (MIC) of four-shoulder patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs)

Pain anchor

Mean change score (SD)

 

n

OSS

Completely recovered

15

-4.7 (4.2)

Much improved

40

-7.4 (6.8)

Slightly improved

22

-4.7 (6.1)

Unchanged

39

-1.6 (3.9)

Slightly worse

7

4.6 (4.5)

Much worse

5

8.2 (6.1)

Worse than ever

0

 
  1. The slightly improved group (in italics) was used for the MIC calculation in the present study.