Health-related quality of life in facial palsy: translation and validation of the Dutch version Facial Disability Index

Health-related quality of life in facial palsy: translation and validation of the Dutch version Facial Disability Index

Abstract Purpose Patient-reported outcome measures are essential in the evaluation of facial palsy. Aim of this study was to translate and validate the Facial Disability Index (FDI) for use in the Netherlands. Methods The FDI was translated into Dutch according to a forward-backward method. Construc...

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Main Authors: Martinus M. van Veen, Tessa E. Bruins, Madina Artan, Tanja Mooibroek-Leeuwerke, Carien H. G. Beurskens, Paul M. N. Werker, Pieter U. Dijkstra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Subjects:
Facial palsy
Facial disability index
Quality of life
Smallest detectable change
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-020-01502-0

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