Intrareliability and Interreliability of Low-Cost Devices to Measure Skin Tone, Moisture, and Oiliness.

Autor:	Girasol CE; Carlos Eduardo Girasol, PhD, is Professor, Department of Cardiorespiratory and Skeletal Muscle, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. At the Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Brazil, Flávia Belavenuto Rangon, PT, is PhD Candidate; Guilherme Castro Borsari, PT, is Faculty of Medicine; and Rinaldo Roberto de Jesus Guirro, PhD, and Elaine Caldeira de Oliveira Guirro, PhD, are Associate Professors., Rangon FB, Borsari GC, de Jesus Guirro RR, de Oliveira Guirro EC
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Advances in skin & wound care [Adv Skin Wound Care] 2023 Jul 01; Vol. 36 (7), pp. 1-6.
DOI:	10.1097/01.ASW.0000935992.43962.1f
Abstrakt:	Objective: To evaluate the intraexaminer and interexaminer reliability of low-cost commercial devices to measure skin tone, moisture, and oiliness; determine associations with the Fitzpatrick Scale; and compare results with those of widely used commercial equipment. Methods: Researchers bilaterally collected a total of 36 samples from 18 participants. For data acquisition, two experienced raters were considered for skin index assessment. Evaluations were conducted independently, with measurements taken at two different times with an interval between them, thus enabling intrarater and interrater reliability measures. The measurements were made with two low-cost devices and compared with those acquired using standard equipment for such analyses. Results: For the intraexaminer reliability results, the authors observed intraclass correlation coefficient ranging from moderate to high reliability between these tools (0.747-0.971). Regarding interexaminer reliability, intraclass correlation coefficient ranging from moderate to high (0.541-0.939) were observed. For the results of the correlations, a moderate to a large association was observed for skin tone. However, a small association for moisture was observed among the tools. Conclusions: Evaluations of skin tonality, oiliness, and moisture showed moderate to excellent intrareliability and interreliability. These methods can be applied in different environments, especially clinics, because of their low cost and ease of use. (Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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