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Minimal important change scores according to the ROC analyses
| Patients say their swallowing is | N | Cutpoint | Sensitivity | Specificity | Youden-Index | Area under the curve (95% confidence interval) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deteriorated (between t1 and t2) | 100 (of 213) | 8 | 71% | 70% | 0.41 | 0.73 | (0.66; | 0.80) |
| Improved (between t2 and t3) | 108 (of 214) | − 83 | 100% | 0% | 0.00 | 0.29 | (0.22; | 0.36) |
ROC receiver-operating characteristics, t time
Positive scores indicate more problems with swallowing
