Open AccessDetermination of minimally clinically important differences for JOABPEQ measure after discectomy in patients with lumbar disc herniation
Author(s) -
Parisa Azimi,
Taravat Yazdanian,
Edward C. Benzel
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of spine surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2414-469X
pISSN - 2414-4630
DOI - 10.21037/jss.2018.03.11
Subject(s) - medicine , minimal clinically important difference , oswestry disability index , physical therapy , receiver operating characteristic , lumbar disc herniation , orthopedic surgery , discectomy , lumbar , back pain , low back pain , prospective cohort study , surgery , randomized controlled trial , alternative medicine , pathology
It is crucial to define if changes in patient-reported outcome (PRO) measure correspond to relevant clinical improvements. Aim of this study was to determine minimally clinically important differences (MCID) of the Japanese Orthopedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ) in patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH) to assess surgical success.