Conclusion
In our sample, patients with more severe impairment displayed greater physical and global disability and poorer quality of life without significantly higher levels of social disability and psychological distress. Patients with more disability experienced greater psychological distress and had a poorer quality of life. Lastly, patients with more psychological distress also had a poorer quality of life.
Correlations between impairment, psychological distress, disability, and quality of life in peripheral facial palsy
 
  Keywords
 
 
  
   Peripheral facial palsy
  
 
 
  
   Impairment
  
 
 
  
   Psychological distress
  
 
 
  
   Physical disability
  
 
 
  
   Social disability
  
 
 
  
   Quality of life
  
 
Introduction
This paper analyses the correlations between scores on scales assessing impairment, psychological distress, disability, and quality of life in patients with <dis>peripheral facial palsy</dis> (<dis>PFP</dis>).
Material and methods
We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study including 30 patients in whom <dis>PFP</dis> had not resolved completely. 
We used tools for assessing impairment (Sunnybrook Facial Grading System [FGS]), psychological distress (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS]), disability (Facial Disability Index [FDI]), and quality of life (Facial Clinimetric Evaluation [FaCE] scale).
Results
We found no correlations between FGS and HADS scores, or between FGS and FDI social function scores. 
However, we did find a correlation between FGS and FDI physical function scores (r=0.54; P<.01), FDI total score (r=0.4; P<.05), FaCE total scores (ρ=0.66; P<.01), and FaCE social function scores (ρ=0.5; P<.01). 
We also observed a correlation between HADS Anxiety scores and FDI physical function (r=–0.47; P<.01), FDI social function (r=–0.47; P<.01), FDI total (r=–0.55; P<.01), FaCE total (ρ=–0.49; P<.01), and FaCE social scores (ρ=–0.46; P<.05). 
Significant correlations were also found between HADS Depression scores and FDI physical function (r=–0.61; P<.01), FDI social function (r=–0.53; P<.01), FDI total (r=–0.66; P<.01), FaCE total (ρ=–0.67; P<.01), and FaCE social scores (ρ=–0.68; P<.01), between FDI physical function scores and FaCE total scores (ρ=0.87; P<.01) and FaCE social function (ρ=0.74; P<.01), between FDI social function and FaCE total (ρ=0.66; P<.01) and FaCE social function scores (ρ=0.72; P<.01), and between FDI total scores and FaCE total (ρ = 0,87; P<.01) and FaCE social function scores (ρ=0.84; P<.01).
Conclusion
In our sample, patients with more severe impairment displayed greater <dis>physical and global disability</dis> and poorer quality of life without significantly higher levels of <dis>social disability</dis> and psychological distress. 
Patients with more disability experienced greater psychological distress and had a poorer quality of life. 
Lastly, patients with more psychological distress also had a poorer quality of life.
Introduction
This paper analyses the correlations between scores on scales assessing impairment, psychological distress, disability, and quality of life in patients with peripheral facial palsy (PFP).
Material and methods
We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study including 30 patients in whom PFP had not resolved completely. 
We used tools for assessing impairment (Sunnybrook Facial Grading System [FGS]), psychological distress (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS]), disability (Facial Disability Index [FDI]), and quality of life (Facial Clinimetric Evaluation [FaCE] scale).
Results
We found no correlations between FGS and HADS scores, or between FGS and FDI social function scores. 
However, we did find a correlation between FGS and FDI physical function scores (r=0.54; P<.01), FDI total score (r=0.4; P<.05), FaCE total scores (ρ=0.66; P<.01), and FaCE social function scores (ρ=0.5; P<.01). 
We also observed a correlation between HADS Anxiety scores and FDI physical function (r=–0.47; P<.01), FDI social function (r=–0.47; P<.01), FDI total (r=–0.55; P<.01), FaCE total (ρ=–0.49; P<.01), and FaCE social scores (ρ=–0.46; P<.05). 
Significant correlations were also found between HADS Depression scores and FDI physical function (r=–0.61; P<.01), FDI social function (r=–0.53; P<.01), FDI total (r=–0.66; P<.01), FaCE total (ρ=–0.67; P<.01), and FaCE social scores (ρ=–0.68; P<.01), between FDI physical function scores and FaCE total scores (ρ=0.87; P<.01) and FaCE social function (ρ=0.74; P<.01), between FDI social function and FaCE total (ρ=0.66; P<.01) and FaCE social function scores (ρ=0.72; P<.01), and between FDI total scores and FaCE total (ρ = 0,87; P<.01) and FaCE social function scores (ρ=0.84; P<.01).
Conclusion
In our sample, patients with more severe impairment displayed greater physical and global disability and poorer quality of life without significantly higher levels of social disability and psychological distress. 
Patients with more disability experienced greater psychological distress and had a poorer quality of life. 
Lastly, patients with more psychological distress also had a poorer quality of life.
Conclusion
In our sample, patients with more severe impairment displayed greater <dis>physical and global disability</dis> and poorer quality of life without significantly higher levels of <dis>social disability</dis> and psychological distress. Patients with more disability experienced greater psychological distress and had a poorer quality of life. Lastly, patients with more psychological distress also had a poorer quality of life.
physical and global disability
DISABILITY
social disability
DISABILITY