Abstract
There are no reports in the literature about patients with painfully restricted temporomandibular joints concerning the reliability of unidimensional and multidimensional pain scales on the basis of a generalizability and decision study. Generalizability and decision studies are designed to aid in reasoned decision-making and therefore are complementary to classic psychometric analyses, in which correlation coefficients express the reliability of a measurement design. The smallest detectable difference as an outcome of the decision study is the smallest statistically significant change that can be detected.
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
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| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Pain |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2002 |
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- Authors
- Kropmans TJ, Dijkstra PU, Stegenga B, Stewart R, de Bont LG