• Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol · Jan 2020

    Facial Clinimetric Evaluation Scale and Synkinesis Assessment Questionnaire Translation into Brazilian Portuguese: A Validation Study.

    • Joana Tavares-Brito, Anna Carolina de Oliveira Fonseca, Rodolfo Prado Torres, Martinus M van Veen, Jacqueline Greene, Raquel Salomone, Fayez Bahmad, Tessa Hadlock, and Ricardo Ferreira Bento.
    • Department of Otolaryngology, Facial Nerve Center, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
    • Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Jan 1; 24 (1): e24-e30.

    AbstractIntroduction  Facial nerve palsy results in both functional disability and psychological morbidity. There are several well-established grading scales to quantify the quality of life of these patients. Objective  Translate and validate the Facial Clinimetric Evaluation (FaCE) scale and Synkinesis Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) to Brazilian Portuguese. Methods  This study adopted a forward-backward translation method and performed cross-cultural adaptation. A pilot study was conducted to correct any confusing language and to evaluate content validity. A validation study was then performed. Internal consistency of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the FaCE and SAQ items was evaluated by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Construct validity was assessed by Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient between FaCE and SAQ scores to eFACE, House-Brackmann, Short Form 12 (SF-12) and Facial Disability Index (FDI) (sub)scores. Results  A total of 90 patients were included. Cronbach's alpha for total domain scored 0.881 for FaCE and 0.809 for SAQ. FaCE total score correlation to eFACE total and House-Brackmann showed Spearman's r value of 0.537 and -0.538, respectively ( p  < 0.001). SAQ correlation to eFACE synkinesis subdomain was -0.449 ( p  < 0.001). No correlation was found between SAQ and HB score. FaCE total score correlations were of 0.301 and 0.547 for SF-12 PCS and MCS, respectively ( p  < 0.001). Correlation between FaCE total and FDI Physical and Social/well-being functions were 0.498 and 0.567 ( p  < 0.001). Conclusion  Brazilian Portuguese FaCE scale and SAQ versions achieved high validity and reliability in the present study. These translated instruments demonstrated good psychometric properties, being proper to use in clinical practice in Brazil and with Brazilian Portuguese speakers.

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