Validation of a French version of the Sunnybrook facial grading system

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BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to translate the Sunnybrook Facial Grading System and its specific criteria into French and validate its use by French-speaking physicians for facial palsy evaluation.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: The original English version of the Sunnybrook Facial Grading System and its specific criteria was translated into French according to international standards. Twenty videos of patients with a wide range of facial palsy in terms of duration and severity were independently rated, twice each, by 6 physicians with varied experience in facial palsy care. Internal consistency and intra- and inter-rater reliability were analyzed.

RESULTS: The French version of Sunnybrook Facial Grading System and its specific criteria both showed good internal consistency, with Cronbach alpha of 0.84 and 0.86 respectively. Inter-rater reliability was excellent in both sessions for the composite score, the score of symmetry at rest and during voluntary movement and synkinesis: intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) between 0.77 and 0.98. Intra-rater reproducibility on the composite score and subscores was also excellent and comparable for expert, experienced and novice physicians, with an average ICC of 0.95.

CONCLUSION: The French version of the Sunnybrook Facial Grading System and its specific criteria is reliable, reproducible and easy to use by French-speaking teams for facial palsy evaluation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:139

Enthalten in:

European annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases - 139(2022), 3 vom: 10. Mai, Seite 119-124

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Waubant, A [VerfasserIn]
Franco-Vidal, V [VerfasserIn]
Ribadeau Dumas, A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Assessment scale
Facial palsy
Journal Article
Synkinesis
Translation

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Date Completed 30.05.2022

Date Revised 30.05.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.anorl.2021.08.003

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM330865307