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. 2010 Oct 31;20(3):458–463. doi: 10.1007/s00586-010-1608-2

Table 2.

Mean, standard deviation, mean difference and effect sizes for the RMDQ scales

Mean (SD) Mean difference (SD) ES (84% CI) GRI (84% CI)
Baseline Post-treatment
24-item version 12.1 (5.6) 8.4 (5.9) 3.7 (4.7) 0.67 (0.63–0.71) 1.55 (1.48–1.62)
18-item versiona 10.2 (4.7) 6.6 (5.2) 3.6 (4.7) 0.75 (0.71–0.79) 1.49 (1.42–1.57)
18-item versionb 10.1 (4.6) 6.5 (5.1) 3.6 (4.6) 0.78 (0.73–0.82) 1.52 (1.45–1.59)
11-item version 6.6 (3.2) 4.5 (3.5) 2.1 (3.1) 0.65 (0.61–0.69) 1.30 (1.23–1.38)

ES were calculated using mean differences divided by the standard deviation of the baseline scores

SD standard deviation, ES effect sizes, GRI Guyatt responsiveness index

a18-item RMDQ version proposed by Williams and Myers [6]

b18-item RMDQ version proposed by Stratford and Binkley [7]