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. 2010 Dec 9;8:148. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-8-148

Table 4.

Responsiveness indices (Effect Size (ES), Standardized Response Mean (SRM) and Responsiveness Index (RI)), for change from baseline to 1 year after primary hip joint replacement surgery (N = 161).

ES SRM RI
Brief Pain Inventory
Pain severity index1 1.57 1.61 2.03
Function interference index2 1.71 1.52 2.05
WOMAC3
Pain -2.69 -2.52 -2.84
Stiffness -2.28 -1.75 -1.69
Physical function -2.61 -2.33 -2.35
SF-36 Scale4
Physical functioning 2.17 1.54 1.85
Role-physical 1.46 0.95 0.94
Bodily pain 2.77 1.78 1.69
General health 0.24 0.25 0.29
Vitality 0.77 0.82 1.10
Social functioning 0.80 0.85 0.78
Role-emotional 0.49 0.50 0.36
Mental health 0.42 0.52 0.49

1 Range 0 - 40 (no pain, pain as bad you can image)

2 Range 0 - 70 (does not interfere, interferes completely)

4 Range 0 - 100 (poor health status, maximal health status)