Measures of Clinical Significance

Developmental Disabilities Modification of the Children’s Global Assessment Scale

“…Correlations between the DD-CGAS and other measures of functioning and symptoms were moderate (Cohen, 1988;Kraemer, 2005), within the range one would expect when instruments measure different but related constructs. Correlations with measures of adaptive skills and IQ suggested about 25% shared variance.…”

The immediate effect of bilateral self myofascial release on the plantar surface of the feet on hamstring and lumbar spine flexibility: A pilot randomised controlled trial

“…The descriptive statistics for the baseline and post STR measurements including the "adjusted" outcome mean (controlling for the covariate) for the intervention and control groups are presented in Table 1. (Kraemer et al 2003).…”

Behavioral symptoms of eating disorders in Native Americans: Results from the add health survey wave III

“…NNT was employed because it takes into account the base rates of each condition of interest. 27 NNT was originally developed to help assess the efficacy of one treatment compared with another; however, in the current study NNT seeks to answer the question, ''How many participants from one group do you have to see to find one more ''failure'' (e.g., one more participant who [binges]) than if you had sampled participants from the comparison group?'' 28 An NNT greater than nine is considered a weak effect, between 4 and 9 a moderate effect, and less than four a strong effect.…”