Introduction
Methods
Translation
Validation
Facial disability index
Statistical analysis
Results
Pilot test
Validation
n
| % | Mean | SD | Median | Range | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||||
Female | 45 | 68 | ||||
Male | 21 | 32 | ||||
Age (years) | 55.8 | 13.4 | 57.5 | 25–89 | ||
Side | ||||||
Left | 27 | 41 | ||||
Right | 37 | 56 | ||||
Bilateral | 2 | 3 | ||||
Time since onset (months) | 40 | 50 | 26 | 5–300 | ||
Etiology | ||||||
Bell’s palsy | 36 | 55 | ||||
Ramsay hunt | 15 | 23 | ||||
Iatrogenic | 3 | 5 | ||||
Traumatic | 3 | 5 | ||||
Acoustic neuroma | 3 | 5 | ||||
Other#
| 6 | 9 | ||||
House-Brackmann | 3.0 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 1–5 | ||
Sunnybrook | 47.9 | 17.7 | 49.5 | 11–83 | ||
FDI physical function | 55.0 | 17.4 | 55.0 | 25–100 | ||
FDI social/well-being function | 70.1 | 18.0 | 72.0 | 30–100 | ||
SAQ total score | 47.6 | 18.0 | 44.4 | 18–93 |
Item | Correlation | 95 % CI |
---|---|---|
1 | 0.448 | 0.142–0.699 |
2 | 0.596 | 0.337–0.878 |
3 | 0.677 | 0.459–0.896 |
4 | 0.606 | 0.447–0.933 |
5 | 0.518 | 0.290–0.809 |
6 | 0.364* | 0.127–0.696 |
7 | 0.447 | 0.214–0.813 |
8 | 0.522 | 0.265–0.794 |
9 | 0.396 | 0.073–0.667 |
Total | 0.534 | 0.291–0.805 |
House-Brackmann | Sunnybrook | Sunnybrook synkinesis score | FDI physical function | FDI social/well-being function | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAQ Total score | −0.288 | 0.203 | 0.651** | −0.290* | −0.320* |
(−0.788 to −0.031) | (−0.110 to 0.560) | (0.199 to 0.834) | (−0.541 to −0.049) | (−0.547 to −0.039) |