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. 2010 Sep 30;10:72. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-72

Table 4.

Criterion and distribution based MCID estimates for the DEMMI

Criterion method Distribution method
Patient
(n = 23)
Therapist
(n = 21)
Patient or therapist
(n = 31)

Development sample MCID
(95% CI)
7.78
(5.28 to 10.28)
10.43
(7.74 to 13.11)
8.45
(6.09 to 10.81)
8.00

Patient
(n = 35)
Therapist
(n = 23)
Patient or therapist
(n = 42)

Validation sample
MCID (95% CI)
9.43
(5.92 to 12.92)
14.00
(10.24 to 17.75)
9.71
(6.66 to 12.72)
10.46