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The minimally important difference for the Xerostomia Inventory among Sjögren's disease patients.

Zainab AssyWilliam Murray ThomsonHenk S BrandSeunghee ChaMerve M SusamGary A WeismanArjan VissinkFloris J BikkerDerk Hendrik Jan Jager
Published in: Oral diseases (2023)
In SjD patients, a minimum change of four points in the XI score indicates a clinically relevant improvement for evaluating short-term effects. For prolonged effects, a clinically relevant improvement requires a MID of seven points. The determination of the MID in XI could assist in future studies that evaluate changes in xerostomia.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • chronic kidney disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • ejection fraction
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • prognostic factors
  • patient reported outcomes
  • disease activity
  • psychometric properties