The Facial Disability Index can be used to evaluate the impairment a patient has because of a facial neuromuscular disorder. This can be used over time to monitor the course the condition and any response to interventions. The authors are from the University of Pittsburgh.
Subscores:
(1) physical function: 5 questions
(2) social functioning and well-being: 5 questions
Responses are based on the level of functioning experienced during the past month.
|
Responses |
Points |
|
usually did with no difficulty |
5 |
|
usually did with a little difficulty |
4 |
|
usually did with some difficulty |
3 |
|
usually did with much difficulty |
2 |
|
usually did not do because of health |
1 |
|
usually did not do for other reason |
0 |
|
not applicable |
NA |
subscore for physical function =
= SUM(points for questions 1 to 5)
|
Responses |
Positive Points |
Negative Points |
|
none of the time (no night in #9) |
6 |
1 |
|
a little bit of the time (a few nights in #9) |
5 |
2 |
|
some of the time (some nights in #9) |
4 |
3 |
|
a good bit of the time (a good number of nights in #9) |
3 |
4 |
|
most of the time (most nights in #9) |
2 |
5 |
|
all of the time (every night in #9) |
1 |
6 |
|
not applicable |
NA |
NA |
positive direction: 7, 8, 9, 10
negative direction: 6
subscore for social functioning and well-being =
= SUM(points for questions 6 to 10)
Interpretation:
• minimum score for physical functioning: 0
• maximum score for physical functioning: 25
• minimum score for social and well-being: 5
• maximum score for social and well-being: 30
physical functioning score as percent functional ability =
= ((total subscore) – (number of questions answered)) / (number of questions answered) * (100 / 4)
where:
• The minimum percent physical functioning is (-25%) if the patient did not do any of the activities for "other reasons". This is if the instructions given are followed. However, if it is assumed that these items are not applicable, then everything works fine.
social functioning and well-being score as percent functional ability =
= ((total subscore) – (number of questions answered)) / (number of questions answered) * (100 / 5)
Specialty: Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, Neurology
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