Quality of life scale for hemifacial spasm patients

(Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 2005)

Since Hemifacial spasm is a chronic condition that affects the facial muscles, it frequently leads to social embarrassment. In severe cases, the symptoms can affect vision, speech, and mental concentration. Quality of life is an important outcome measure in chronic diseases and it tries to introduce a short, practical, and varidated way of quality of life scale.

                          Item                                     0   1   2   3   4  
Had difficulty driving
Had difficulty reading
Had difficulty watching television/movie
Felt depressed
Avoided eye contact
Felt embarrassed about having the condition
Felt worried about other’s reaction to you

                          Sum                                      0~28 points

0: normal
1: slight disability
2: moderate disability, no functional impairment
3: moderate disability, functional impairment
4: severely incapacitated