Boon Chong Kwok|Yong?Hao Pua|Kaysar Mamun|Wai Pong Wong
The minimal clinically important difference of six-minute walk in Asian older adults
Singapore General Hospital|Singapore General Hospital|Singapore Institute of Technology
rehabilitation interventions promote functional recovery among frail older adults little known clinical significance physical outcome measure changes purpose study examine minimal clinically important difference mcid 6minute walk distance 6mwd among frail asian older adultsdata evaluation frails fall efficacy comparing treatments study analyzed distributionbased anchorbased methods used estimate mcid 6mwd participants completed trial rated perceived change overall health global rating change groc scale receiver operating characteristic curve roc used analyze sensitivity specificity cutoff values 6mwd meters groc rating little bit better 2 based feedback participantsthe mean sd change 6mwd 373462 among perceived change groc 2 93182 postintervention p 0011 anchorbased method mcid value 6mwd 178 sensitivity 567 specificity 833 distributionbased method estimated 129 mthe mcid estimate 6mwd 178 moderately frail asian older adults fear falling results aid clinicians goal setting patient population