Giving the smile back to patients - Validation of a new Quality of Life Questionnaire for Facial Palsy Patients

Introduction: Facial palsies create significant challenges for patients because of the psycho-social, aesthetic and functional impacts. Despite this, there is no comprehensive tool measuring quality of life (QoL) in these patients. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is one of a few regional centres that have established a multi-disciplinary approach in treating such patients. We have created a comprehensive questionnaire (Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Quality of Life - STHQoL) assessing all levels of disability relating to facial palsy.

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