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. 2007 Sep;16(7):1203-10.
doi: 10.1007/s11136-007-9232-2. Epub 2007 Jul 7.

Clinically meaningful improvement on the Self-Esteem And Relationship questionnaire in men with erectile dysfunction

Joseph C Cappelleri  1 , Stanley E Althof, Michael P O'Leary, Sidney Glina, Rosie King, Vera J Stecher, Martin Carlsson, Richard L Siegel
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Clinically meaningful improvement on the Self-Esteem And Relationship questionnaire in men with erectile dysfunction

Joseph C Cappelleri et al. Qual Life Res. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

Purpose: To estimate the minimal clinically meaningful improvement (MCMI) on the Self-Esteem And Relationship (SEAR) questionnaire.

Methods: Using combined data from the 2 pivotal SEAR trials of men treated with sildenafil for erectile dysfunction (ED), MCMIs were estimated as the lower limit of the 2-sided 95% confidence intervals of SEAR mean change scores (from baseline to end of study) for 2 anchor groups: (1) men who improved 1 ED severity category on the Erectile Function domain of the International Index of Erectile Function, and (2) men who improved 5-60% (inclusive) on these erectile function scores.

Results: Both anchors gave comparable results. A 10-point MCMI was proposed because the estimates of 95% lower bounds centered on around 10 points for most SEAR components (Sexual Relationship, Confidence, Self-Esteem, Overall Score). An exception was the Overall Relationship whose 95% lower bounds were too low to recommend them as an MCMI.

Conclusions: Two anchor-based approaches suggest that a change of about 10 points represents an MCMI on most components of the SEAR questionnaire.

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