Shankar Ganesh

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Which one is a better indicator of treatment success --- statistical or practical significance?

Effect size is being used as an indicator to evaluate the practical significance. When the effect sizes are equal or more than 1 and statistical significance is >0.05, what can we infer?

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How can we report about the generalizability (external validity, applicability) of the trial findings?

Assuming a single centre study has been conducted with enough sample size, random sampling and high internal validity, is it safe to assume that the results can be generalized?

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What is capacity and performance in an ICF context?

The performance qualifier is described as what an individual does in his or her current environment. Since the current environment always includes the overall societal context, performance can...

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How can we calculate the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) of a therapy intervention in a study?

How can we detect the MCID in the commonly used physiotherapy clinical scales like NRS, VAS,MAS etc? Is there any literature from a physiotherapy or rehabilitation point of view? Which is more...

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