How is the minimal clinically important difference established in health-related quality of life instruments? Review of anchors and methods

Y Mouelhi, E Jouve, C Castelli, S Gentile - Health and Quality of Life …, 2020 - Springer
Background The aim of this systematic review is to describe the different types of anchors
and statistical methods used in estimating the Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) …

Minimal important differences for fatigue patient reported outcome measures—a systematic review

Å Nordin, C Taft, Å Lundgren-Nilsson… - BMC Medical Research …, 2016 - Springer
Background Fatigue is the most frequent symptom reported by patients with chronic
illnesses. As a subjective experience, fatigue is commonly assessed with patient-reported …

Distribution-and anchor-based methods to determine the minimally important difference on patient-reported outcome questionnaires in oncology: a structured review

A Ousmen, C Touraine, N Deliu, F Cottone… - Health and quality of life …, 2018 - Springer
Background Interpretation of differences or changes in patient-reported outcome scores
should not only consider statistical significance, but also clinical relevance. Accordingly …

Measuring health-related quality of life in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review of self-administered measurement instruments

J van Roij, H Fransen, L van de Poll-Franse… - Quality of Life …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are becoming increasingly important
in clinical practice. The implementation of PROMS in routine practice is challenging because …

Minimal clinically important differences in the EORTC QLQ-C30 and brief pain inventory in patients undergoing re-irradiation for painful bone metastases

S Raman, K Ding, E Chow, RM Meyer… - Quality of Life …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose The EORTC QLQ-C30 and the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) are validated
tools for measuring quality of life (QOL) and the impact of pain in patients with advanced …

Minimal important differences in the EORTC QLQ‐C30 in patients with advanced cancer

G Bedard, L Zeng, L Zhang, N Lauzon… - Asia‐Pacific Journal …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Quality of life (QOL) is important in patients with advanced cancer. The European
Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ‐C 30 is a general QOL …

[HTML][HTML] Change in four measures of physical function among older adults during lung cancer treatment: A mixed methods cohort study

S Singhal, LC Walter, AK Smith, KP Loh… - Journal of geriatric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Functional outcomes during non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment are
critically important to older adults. Yet, data on physical function and which measures best …

Incidence of skeletal-related events over time from solid tumour bone metastases reported in randomised trials using bone-modifying agents

M Poon, L Zeng, L Zhang, H Lam, U Emmenegger… - Clinical Oncology, 2013 - Elsevier
AIMS: Skeletal-related events (SREs) in patients with bone metastases decrease a patient's
quality of life and functional status. Although bone-modifying agents have been found to …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of life in responders after palliative radiation therapy for painful bone metastases using EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BM22: results of a …

LC Mendez, S Raman, BA Wan… - Annals of palliative …, 2017 - apm.amegroups.org
Background: Bone metastases cause pain, suffering and impaired quality of life (QoL).
Palliative radiotherapy (RT) and/or chemotherapy are effective methods in controlling pain …

The use of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) in palliative radiotherapy: A topical review

E Oldenburger, F Oldenburger, A Coolbrandt… - Radiotherapy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Radiotherapy (RT) can be used to palliate cancer-related symptoms and improve quality of
life (QoL). Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) could be a reliable, minimally …