Determining clinically important differences in health-related quality of life in older patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy or surgery.
Chantal QuintenC KenisL DecosterP R DebruyneI De GroofC FocanF CornelisV VerschaeveC BachmannD BronS LuceG DebugneH Van den BulckJ C GoeminneA BaitarK GeboersB PetitC LangenaekenR Van RijswijkP SpecenierG JerusalemJ P PraetK VandenborreM LyckeJ FlamaingK MilisenJ P LobelleH WildiersPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2018)
The reported MCID for improvement and deterioration depended on the anchor used and treatment received. The estimates can be used to evaluate significant changes in HRQOL and to determine sample sizes in clinical trials.