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Minimal clinically important difference and minimal detectable change of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) amongst patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Niina KatajapuuAri HeinonenMikhail Saltychev
Published in: Clinical rehabilitation (2020)
Amongst patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain, the 12-item WHODAS 2.0 demonstrated a high minimal detectable change of almost nine points. As the minimal detectable change exceeded the level of minimal clinically important difference, nine points were considered to be the amount of change perceived by a respondent as clinically significant.
Keyphrases
  • chronic pain
  • pain management
  • neuropathic pain
  • mental health
  • depressive symptoms
  • physical activity
  • spinal cord injury