Importance of pain score distribution to interpretation of the minimal clinically important difference

Bruno L de C Araujo; Andreia C de Melo; Luiz C Santos Thuler

doi:10.1016/j.bja.2021.06.032

Importance of pain score distribution to interpretation of the minimal clinically important difference

Br J Anaesth. 2021 Oct;127(4):e121-e123. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.06.032. Epub 2021 Jul 22.

Authors

Bruno L de C Araujo¹, Andreia C de Melo², Luiz C Santos Thuler³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesia, Hospital do Câncer II, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: brunoaraujomed@yahoo.com.br.
² Clinical Research Division, National Cancer Institute of Brazil (INCA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
³ Clinical Research Division, National Cancer Institute of Brazil (INCA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Neurology Post Graduation Program, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

PMID: 34303490
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.06.032

No abstract available

Keywords: minimal clinically important difference; pain score; patient acceptable symptom state; statistical distributions; visual analogue scale.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Humans
Minimal Clinically Important Difference*
Pain Measurement
Pain*