caa a22 4500 606186115 CHVBK 20210128100834.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00405-015-3508-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00405-015-3508-x Quality of life assessment in facial palsy: validation of the Dutch Facial Clinimetric Evaluation Scale [Elektronische Daten] [Ingrid Kleiss, Carien Beurskens, Peep Stalmeier, Koen Ingels, Henri Marres] This study aimed at validating an existing health-related quality of life questionnaire for patients with facial palsy for implementation in the Dutch language and culture. The Facial Clinimetric Evaluation Scale was translated into the Dutch language using a forward-backward translation method. A pilot test with the translated questionnaire was performed in 10 patients with facial palsy and 10 normal subjects. Finally, cross-cultural adaption was accomplished at our outpatient clinic for facial palsy. Analyses for internal consistency, test-retest reliability, construct validity and responsiveness were performed. Ninety-three patients completed the Dutch Facial Clinimetric Evaluation Scale, the Dutch Facial Disability Index, and the Dutch Short Form (36) Health Survey. Cronbach's α, representing internal consistency, was 0.800. Test-retest reliability was shown by an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.737. Correlations with the House-Brackmann score, Sunnybrook score, Facial Disability Index physical function, and social/well-being function were −0.292,0.570,0.713, and0.575, respectively. The SF-36 domains correlate best with the FaCE social function domain, with the strongest correlation between the both social function domains (r=0.576). The FaCE score did statistically significantly increase in 35 patients receiving botulinum toxin type A (P=0.042, Student t test). The domains ‘facial comfort' and ‘social function' improved statistically significantly as well (P=0.022 and P=0.046, respectively, Student t-test). The Dutch Facial Clinimetric Evaluation Scale shows good psychometric values and can be implemented in the management of Dutch-speaking patients with facial palsy in the Netherlands. Translation of the instrument into other languages may lead to widespread use, making evaluation and comparison possible among different providers. The Author(s), 2015 Facial palsy nationallicence Assessment nationallicence Quality of life nationallicence Facial Clinimetric Evaluation Scale nationallicence Translation nationallicence Validation nationallicence Kleiss Ingrid Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Radboud university medical center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut Beurskens Carien Department of Orthopedics, Section Physical Therapy, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut Stalmeier Peep Department for Health Evidence, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut Ingels Koen Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Radboud university medical center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut Marres Henri Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Radboud university medical center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/8(2015-08-01), 2055-2061 0937-4477 272:8<2055 2015 272 405 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-015-3508-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-015-3508-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kleiss Ingrid Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Radboud university medical center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Beurskens Carien Department of Orthopedics, Section Physical Therapy, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Stalmeier Peep Department for Health Evidence, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ingels Koen Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Radboud university medical center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Marres Henri Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Radboud university medical center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/8(2015-08-01), 2055-2061 0937-4477 272:8<2055 2015 272 405