Table 3 Minimal important change areas under the curve of the outcome measures, and p values for the PQRS

Timed-Up-and-Go

0.54 (0.37–0.72) (p = .62)

0.50 (0.34–0.67) (p = .96)

0.65 (0.48–0.83) (p = .10)

0.52 (0.35–0.70) (p = .79)

0.68 (0.51–0.85) (p = .05)*

0.51 (0.28–0.73) (p = .96)

Iowa Level of Assistance Scale

0.63 (0.46–0.80) (p = .15)

0.44 (0.29–0.61) (p = .54)

0.61 (0.44–0.79) (p = .22)

0.42 (0.26–0.58) (p = .40)

0.62 (0.45–0.80) (p = .18)

0.44 (0.27–0.61) (p = .61)

Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale

global

0.55 (0.37–0.72) (p = .59)

0.68 (0.51–0.84) (p = .03)*

-

-

-

-

personal status

0.56 (0.39–0.74) (p = .47)

0.71 (0.55–0.87) (p = .01)*

-

-

-

-

knowledge

0.51 (0.33–0.68) (p = .92)

0.63 (0.47–0.79) (p = .12)

-

-

-

-

coping

0.57 (0.39–0.74) (p = .46)

0.57 (0.40–0.74) (p = .40)

-

-

-

-

support

0.45 (0.28–0.63) (p = .60)

0.50 (0.33–0.66) (p = .95)

-

-

-

-

Postoperative Quality of Recovery Scale

Pain

p = 1.00

p = 0.49

p = 0.46

p = 0.75

p = 0.06

p = 0.46

Emotion

p = 0.05*

p = 0.12

p = 0.05*

p = 1.00

p = 0.06

p = 0.57

Function

p = 1.00

p = 0.67

p = 0.75

p = 0.36

p = 0.11

p = 0.66

Cognition

p = 0.66

p = 1.00

p = 0.34

p = 0.34

p = 0.21

p = 0.14