An overview of using qualitative techniques to explore and define estimates of clinically important change on clinical outcome assessments

• Main Authors: Hannah Staunton (Author), Tom Willgoss (Author), Linda Nelsen (Author), Claire Burbridge (Author), Kate Sully (Author), Diana Rofail (Author), Rob Arbuckle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Establishing meaningful change thresholds for Clinical Outcome Assessments (COA) is critical for score interpretation. While anchor- and distribution-based statistical methods are well-established, qualitative approaches are less frequently used. This commentary summarizes and expands on a...