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September 20, 2025Open Access

Improving single-subject change assessment: deriving the minimal detectable change of questionnaires’ ordinal scores from Rasch analysis measures

Key Points

The study identifies the minimal detectable change of upper limb assessments, enhancing the evaluation of treatment impact.
Derived from Rasch analysis, the minimal detectable change shows improved accuracy in measuring score differences.
The analysis focuses on both the Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Limb and Functional Assessment Test for Upper Limb applications.
Findings support better utilization of interval measures in documenting progress in upper limb rehabilitation.

Abstract

Purpose The minimal detectable change (MDC) of questionnaire ordinal scores (MDCord) is the smallest score difference exceeding the measurement error. Being ordinal, it suffers from flaws, successfully addressed by the Rasch analysis (RA) and its robust interval measures. However, RA measures struggle to become established, likely because scores are more straightforward. This study aims to derive the MDCord of two upper limb measures, the Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Limb (FMA-UL) and the Functional Assessment Test for Upper Limb (FAST-UL), from the MDC of their RA interval measures (MDCint).

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Caronni et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d469d631b076d99fa66de8 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2547398

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