Hip-Osteoarthritis (n=79) Effects: before ® after rehabilitation
Angst
F, Aeschlimann A et al. Responsiveness of the WOMAC osteoarthritis index as
compared with the SF-36 in patients with osteoarthritis of the legs undergoing
a
comprehensive rehabilitation intervention. Ann Rheum Dis 2001;60:834-40.
Effect is dependent
on the instrument‘s specificity (responsiveness)
WOMAC
SF-36
Function
Pain
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0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
SRM
(» ES)
p=0.479
(ns)
p<0.001
0.67
0.77
0.59
0.15