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KMID : 0615720110280010117
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2011 Volume.28 No. 1 p.117 ~ p.124
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A Study on the Relationship of Incidence of Facial Palsy with Socioeconomic Factors
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Jung Dal-Rim
Kim Ji-Hoon
Lee Seung-Deok
Hong Seung-Ug
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Abstract
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Objectives: Bell’s palsy is the most common acute facial paralysis but its causes still unclear. At present, one of the most widely accepted cause is viral infections, and generally socioeconomic factors influence the viral infections. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship of incidence of facial palsy with socioeconomic factors.
Methods: Seventeen patients with a acute facial palsy, who volunteered and completed all of the assessment measures participated. Using data on 17 participants, we examined the independent contribution of education, income, and occupation to a risk factor of severe facial palsy. Severity of global facial impairment was assessed by the facial disability index (FDI), the house-brackmann facial nerve grading system, WHO quality of life - bref (WHOQOL-BREF) and visual analogue scale (VAS) about discomfort of life.
Results: There was no correlation between severity of facial palsy and gender, marriage, education, or occupation. Age greater than 60 years (p<0.05), and low monthly income(p<0.05), poor self-rated health was associated with greater severity of idiopathic facial paralysis.
Conclusions: The number of subjects with facial palsy in our study (n-17) was small, and therefore generalization to larger patient populations might be unwarranted. But according to the outcome, we suggest that socioeconomic factors, especially low monthly income influence severity of bell’s palsy.
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KEYWORD
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facial palsy, age, monthly income, socioeconomic factors, the facial disability index (FDI)
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