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Table 2 Functional scores and questionnaires at admission and at discharge

From: “Minimal clinically important difference” estimates of 6 commonly-used performance tests in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain completing a work-related multidisciplinary rehabilitation program

Functional scores

N

Admission

Discharge

p

 6MWT

437

427 ± 127

492 ± 132

<  10− 6*

 SRT

307

168 ± 88

204 ± 94

<  10− 6*

 1MSCT

402

83 ± 37

100 ± 42

<  10− 6*

 STS

400

19 ± 17

15 ± 13

<  10−6*

 JAM

301

22 ± 15

26 ± 16

<  10−6*

 PILE

627

16 ± 9

18 ± 9

<  10−6*

Questionnaires

N

Admission

Discharge

p

 BPI

764

10 ± 4

9 ± 4

<  10−6*

 HADS

803

18 ± 8

17 ± 9

0.004*

  1. Values are presented as Mean(±Standard Deviation). N number of patients. 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) in meters, Steep Ramp Test (SRT) in Watts, 1-Minute Stair Climbing Test (1MSCT) in steps, Sit-To-Stand test (STS) in seconds, Jamar dynamometer test (JAM) in Newtons, Progressive Isoinertial Lifting Evaluation (PILE) in kg. BPI Brief Pain Inventory, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. *Statistically significant