Speech-language-hearing instruments to assess peripheral facial palsy: an integrative literature review

ABSTRACT Purpose: to describe and analyze the clinical instruments that assess peripheral facial palsy through an integrative literature review. Methods: the precepts for this type of review were followed: research question, identification, selection of studies, and critical analysis. The Virtual Health Library (VHL), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Google Scholar, and PubMed databases were accessed to search for fully available articles published in national journals between January 2008 and July 2018. The terms used in the search were “Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences”, “Evaluation”, and “Facial Paralysis”, in both English and Portuguese. The data obtained were organized per author, title, objective, instruments used, description of the instruments, and application procedures used in the articles. Results: out of the total 992 articles found, only 18 met the inclusion criteria of the research. In most of them, there was only the citation of the assessment instruments or considerations about them, without fully describing the application procedures. Conclusion: the study identified publications that indicate the use of clinical and speech-language-hearing assessment instruments. However, further detailing is necessary regarding the assessment procedures to help develop and refine the speech-language-hearing methodologies and techniques.

摘要 研究目的：通过整合性文献综述，描述并分析用于评估周围性面瘫（peripheral facial palsy）的临床评估工具。研究方法：遵循该类综述的规范研究流程：确立研究问题、筛选相关文献并开展批判性分析。本次检索覆盖虚拟健康图书馆（Virtual Health Library, VHL）、科学电子在线图书馆（Scientific Electronic Library Online, SciELO）、Google Scholar及PubMed四大数据库，检索范围为2008年1月至2018年7月间发表于本国期刊的可获取全文的文献。检索词采用中英双语形式，包含“言语语言听力科学（Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences）”“评估（Evaluation）”及“面瘫（Facial Paralysis）”。将检索得到的文献数据按作者、标题、研究目的、使用的评估工具、工具描述及文献中记载的应用流程进行分类整理。研究结果：初检共获得992篇文献，仅18篇符合本研究的纳入标准。其中多数文献仅对评估工具进行了引用或简要评述，未完整描述其应用流程。研究结论：本研究发现已有文献提及临床及言语语言听力评估工具的应用，但仍需进一步细化相关评估操作流程，以助力言语语言听力诊疗方法与技术的开发与优化。