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Minimally Important Difference of the FACE-Q Skin Cancer Module: A Distribution-Based and Anchor-Based Analysis

2026-02-14 surgery Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThe FACE-Q Skin Cancer Module is a validated patient-reported outcome measure for facial skin cancer surgery. However, the minimally important difference (MID)-- the smallest change in score perceived as meaningful by patients--has not been established. Without the MID, individual score changes cannot be interpreted clinically. This study aimed to determine the MID for all four FACE-Q Skin Cancer scales. MethodsProspective cohort study at a tertiary center (2017-2018). Patients comple...

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