Minimum Detectable Change and Minimal Clinically Important Difference for the Box and Block Test and Fugl-Meyer Assessment in Moderate to Severe Chronic Stroke.
Aaby D; Sullivan JE; Carmona C; Drogos J; Yao J · 2026 · Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation
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Objectives To quantify the Minimum Detectable Change (MDC) and the Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) of the Box and Blocks Test (BBT) and Upper Extremity Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA-UE), and to determine whether there is a BBT…
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Metadata source: Europe PMC · DOI 10.1016/j.arrct.2026.100623