Definition of Nonresponse to Analgesic Treatment of Arthritic Pain: An Analytical Literature Review of the Smallest Detectable Difference, the Minimal Detectable Change, and the Minimal Clinically Important Difference on the Pain Visual Analog Scale

Definition of Nonresponse to Analgesic Treatment of Arthritic Pain: An Analytical Literature Review of the Smallest Detectable Difference, the Minimal Detectable Change, and the Minimal Clinically Important Difference on the Pain Visual Analog Scale

Our objective was to develop a working definition of nonresponse to analgesic treatment of arthritis, focusing on the measurement of pain on the 0–100 mm pain visual analog scale (VAS). We reviewed the literature to assess the smallest detectable difference (SDD), the minimal detectable change (MDC)...

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Main Authors: Melissa E. Stauffer, Stephanie D. Taylor, Douglas J. Watson, Paul M. Peloso, Alan Morrison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/231926

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http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/231926

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