
pmid: 38784003
pmc: PMC11112352
Abstract This study aimed to investigate telemedicine reliability and usability for facial dystonia. Eighty-two telemedicine recordings from 43 adults with blepharospasm (12,27.9%) and hemifacial spasm (31,72.1%) were obtained (mean age 64.5+9.3 years, 32 female (64.4%)). Two recorded in-hospital telemedicine visits were arranged on the same day as in-person visits at baseline and 4-6 weeks. The third non-recorded home-based telemedicine visit was held 2 days prior to the third in-person visit at 12-14 weeks. After 8 weeks, the neuro-ophthalmologists who performed the in-person visits also evaluated the telemedicine videos records. Spasm gradings by Jankovic Rating Scale (low, grades 0-2; high, grades 3-4), signs and symptoms indicating botulinum toxin complications were collected. Intra-rater agreements in assessing spasm gradings were moderate (severity: kappa=0.42, 95%CI 0.21 to 0.62, frequency: kappa=0.41, 95%CI 0.21 to 0.61) with substantial agreement in detecting lagophthalmos (kappa=0.61, 95%CI 0.36 to 0.86). Adding symptoms to signs increased sensitivity and negative predictive value in detecting lagophthalmos (66.7% to 100% and 94.3% to 100%) and drooping lips (37.5% to 75% and 93.6% to 96.4%), respectively. High mean usability score of 6.5(SD0.8) out of 7 was determined by “Thai version Telehealth Usability Questionnaire.” Therefore, telemedicine could be an alternative platform to evaluate facial dystonia.
Ophthalmology, Science, Q, Health sciences, Health technology, Article
Ophthalmology, Science, Q, Health sciences, Health technology, Article
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