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. 2017 Nov 16;42(1):65–76. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2017.1398943

Table 4. Clinical relevance assessment strength and endurance shoulder, and the DASH score: Baseline2 vs 12W.

Variable MD IC 95% FOR MD Pooled SD MID * 0.2 MID * 0.5 Effect Size Clinical Relevance
    LL UL          
DASH score -9.12 -24.59 6.36 20.09 4,018 10,045 -0.44 PCR
IR Strength DS 1.05 -3.57 5.66 6.17 1,234 3,085 0.17 NCR
IR Strength NDS 0.91 -3.55 5.37 5.96 1,192 2.98 0.15 NCR
ER Strength DS 2.47 -1.04 5.98 4.7 0.94 2.35 0.53 CR
ER Strength NDS 3.37 -0.99 7.73 5.83 1,166 2,915 0.58 CR
Endurance Flexion DS 102.32 -22.67 227.3 167.1 33.42 83.55 0.61 CR
Endurance Flexion NDS 58.89 -66.63 184.4 148.6 29.72 74.3 0.35 NCR
Endurance Abduction DS 62.83 -25.16 150.82 117.64 23,528 58.82 0.53 NCR
Endurance Abduction NDS 50.07 -47.44 147.59 130.37 26,074 65,185 0.38 NCR

MD, mean differences; IC 95% = Limits with 95% of reliability; LL, lower limit; UL, upper limit; SD, standard deviation;

MID, minimal importance difference; NCR, not clinically relevant; PCR, potentially clinically relevant; CR, clinically relevant; DS, dominant side; NDS, non-dominant side.