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Table 5 MCID of primary outcome

From: Effects of pain neuroscience education in hospitalized patients with high tibial osteotomy: a quasi-experimental study using propensity score matching

 

n (%)

P value

RR (95% CI)

Intervention

Control

MCID for pain at rest (NRS)

 2.0 units of improvement

  Yes

16 (36)

18 (35)

0.18

1.03 (0.76, 1.34)

  No

28 (64)

34 (65)

MCID for pain during walking (NRS)

 2.0 units of improvement

  Yes

25 (60)

24 (51)

0.35

1.21 (0.76, 1.93)

  No

17 (40)

23 (49)

  1. MCID minimal clinically important difference, RR relative risk, 95% CI: 95% confidence interval, NRS numerical rating scale