Estimating a minimum clinically important difference for the Developmental Behaviour Checklist - parent report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evaluating the effectiveness of interventions relies on understanding what change in a main outcome is sufficient to be considered meaningful. Our aim was to estimate a Minimum Clinically Important Difference (MCID) for the Developmental Behaviour Checklist, parent-report (DBC-P)- a measure of behavioural and emotional problems in children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities.

Methods

We generated distribution-based estimates through meta-analysis of intervention evaluations using the DBC-P as an outcome measure. We also generated anchor-based estimates using case scenarios with 10 parent carers and 21 professionals working with people with intellectual disabilities.

Results

21 studies were included in the meta-analyses and indicated an average DB

SUBMITTER: Sutherland DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12395345 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature