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Vol. 78, No. 7, July 1998, pp. 678-689
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Validation of a treatment-based classification system for individuals with facial neuromotor disorders

JM VanSwearingen and JS Brach

Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA. jessievs+@pitt.edu

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A method for linking treatments to signs and symptoms of facial neuromotor disorders is needed. We describe the construct validation of a treatment-based classification system for facial neuromotor disorders. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Based on physical signs and symptoms, 148 patients (mean age = 48.9 years, SD = 16.1, range = 20-93) were assigned to treatment-based categories. The pattern of impairment and disability was compared with clinic expectations. RESULTS. The distribution of impairment and disability scores demonstrated the expected signs and symptoms of the treatment-based categories. Confirmatory principal-components factor analysis indicated 4 factors, corresponding to the treatment-based categories; the factor loadings confirmed the presence of the key sign or symptom characteristic of the categories. CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION: Classifying facial neuromotor disorders into treatment-based categories appears to be a valid method for categorizing patients with specific impairments or disabilities and may be useful in linking treatments to outcomes.


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