Table 5.

Ranking of each item by the mean difference before and after treatment

Ranking	Items of HFS-36	Mean difference	p value	ICC	% reaching floor	% reaching ceiling	HFS 7	HFS 10
1	19. Avoided eye contact	0.99	<0.001	0.86	8.7	40.8	*	#
2	11. Felt depressed	0.92	<0.001	0.86	4.9	40.8	*	#
3	18. Concern about your appearance	0.89	<0.001	0.92	13.6	28.2		#
4	21. Embarrassed about the condition	0.85	<0.001	0.92	6.8	52.4	*	#
5	26. Problems with concentration	0.76	<0.001	0.59	0	47.6
6	1. Difficulty doing leisure activities	0.74	<0.001	0.82	1.0	57.3		#
7	22. Worried about other's reactions	0.70	<0.001	0.79	5.8	62.1	*
8	20. Avoided eating in public	0.65	<0.001	0.72	4.9	56.3
9	3. Had difficulty at work	0.61	<0.001	0.84	0	63.1		#
10	13. Felt angry or bitter	0.59	<0.001	0.83	1.9	67.0		#
11	6. Had difficulty reading	0.57	<0.001	0.89	0	54.4	*	#
12	7. Difficulty watching television	0.54	<0.001	0.79	0	54.4	*
13	30. Difficulty to fall asleep	0.50	<0.001	0.76	1.0	59.2		#
14	4. Difficulty driving/riding bicycle	0.48	<0.001	0.83	0	66.0	*
15	9. Difficulty writing	0.44	<0.001	0.55	1.0	70.9
16	29. Problems with tinnitus	0.41	<0.001	0.74	0	48.5
17	32. Problem of eye irritation	0.41	0.001	0.84	1.9	46.6		#
18	2. Difficulty looking after your home	0.36	<0.001	0.82	0	73.8

% reaching floor: % reaching a score of 4 before treatment (the worst functional status.)

% reaching ceiling: % reaching a score of 0 before treatment (the best functional status)

* HFS-7 items.

# Items suggested in the short scale for hemifacial spasm, HFS-10.