Validation of a new hemifacial spasm grading questionnaire (HFS score) assessing clinical and quality of life parameters.

ABSTRACT: Validation of the new hemifacial spasm (HFS) questionnaire "HFS score" that captures both clinical (HFS clinical) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) parameters (HFS subjective) in one tool and comparison with a global HRQOL questionnaire. Cross sectional, prospective validation study including 143 subjects (62 HFS patients and 81 healthy volunteers) from the University Eye Hospital Bonn. Patients were interviewed with the new HFS score and the SF-12 questionnaire prior to and 3 weeks after Botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT-A) injection. All HRQOL-related questions (HFS subjective) were answered on a visual analogue scale (VAS) ranging from 0 (no complaints) to 100% (maximum complaints) by the patients themselves. Reproducibility was tested in a study extension with 10 patients by repeat

SUBMITTER: Wabbels B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8205881 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature