title: The Face Scale: a brief, nonverbal method for assessing patient mood.
abstract: Validity and reliability studies were conducted on the Face Scale, a very brief, pictorial scale of mood which uses a sequence of 20 faces and does not require reading literacy. Correlational and experimental evidence of the Face Scale's construct validity is presented, as well as its test-retest reliability. Recommendations are made for its use as a screening tool and for additional validity studies.
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000523:psychology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005149:Facial Expression; D006801:Humans; D011581:Psychological Tests