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Table 5 Overview of previously published SDC and MIC values for the SST, DASH, Quick DASH, and OSS

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

PROMs

Study

Number

SDC

MIC

SST

Tashjian et al. [15]

81

n.m.

2.8

Roy et al. [18]

120

-

3.0

DASH

Schmitt and Di Fabio [14]a

53

14.6a

10.2

Beaton et al. [10]

361

10.7

11.5

Gummesson et al. [11]

109

n.m.

10

Gabel et al. [16]

41

7.9

-

Quick DASH

Mintken et al. [12]a,b

101

13.3a,b

8.2

Polson et al. [13]c

35

n.m.

13.1c

Gabel et al. [17]a

47

18.6a

 

OSS

-

-

-

-

  1. SDC smallest detectable change, MIC minimal important change, n.m. not mentioned. aData recalculated to a 95% interval. bMintken used the unchanged group at follow-up and test re-test. cPolson used the much improved group for the MIC calculation; we used the minimally improved group in this table.