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Table 6 Anchor-based CID estimates based on changes from post-intervention and six month follow-up for the 37-item FACT-Cog total score

From: Important differences and meaningful changes for the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Cognitive Function (FACT-Cog)

EORTC change

N (%)

Mean change in FACT-Cog (SD)

CID Estimatea

Standardized effect size (% of scale)

T2:ρ  = 0.58

 Much better

92 (48)

31.3 (25.2)

  

 Minimally better

50 (26)

16.5 (16.7)

  

 No change

39 (20)

4.5 (15.9)

12.0

0.46 (9.1)

 Minimally worse

10 (5)

4.6 (18.1)

  

 Much worse

1 (0.5)

15 (−)

  

T3:ρ = 0.63

 Much better

85 (47)

33.0 (23.8)

  

 Minimally better

56 (31)

17.9 (17.0)

  

 No change

35 (19)

7.5 (16.2)

10.4

0.40 (7.0)

 Minimally worse

6 (3)

−16.7(16.1)

  

 Much worse

1 (0.6)

10 (−)

  
  1. a|Min better – No change| in mean change in FACT-Cog