Open AccessContemporary Analysis of Minimal Clinically Important Difference in the Neurosurgical Literature
Author(s) -
Thomas M. Zervos,
Karam Asmaro,
Ellen L. Air
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1093/neuros/nyaa490
Subject(s) - minimal clinically important difference , medicine , context (archaeology) , physical therapy , medline , strengths and weaknesses , quality of life (healthcare) , baseline (sea) , medical physics , physical medicine and rehabilitation , randomized controlled trial , surgery , paleontology , philosophy , oceanography , nursing , epistemology , political science , law , biology , geology
Minimal clinically important difference (MCID) is determined when a patient or physician defines the minimal change that outweighs the costs and untoward effects of a treatment. These measurements are "anchored" to validated quality-of-life instruments or physician-rated, disease-activity indices. To capture the subjective clinical experience in a measurable way, there is an increasing use of MCID.