Skin model for improving the reliability of the modified Rodnan skin score for systemic sclerosis.
Clinical trials and methods
Primary care rheumatology
Scleroderma and related disorders
Skin
Study design
Journal
BMC rheumatology
ISSN: 2520-1026
Titre abrégé: BMC Rheumatol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101738571
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 Jun 2022
02 Jun 2022
Historique:
received:
03
10
2021
accepted:
22
03
2022
entrez:
1
6
2022
pubmed:
2
6
2022
medline:
2
6
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The gold standard for skin thickness assessment in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is the modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS); however, inter- and intra-rater variation can arise due to subjective methods and inexperience. The study aimed to determine the inter- and intra-rater variability of mRSS assessment using a skin model. A comparative study was conducted between January and December 2020 at Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. Thirty-six skin sites of 8 SSc patients underwent mRSS assessment: 4 times the first day and 1 time over the next 4 weeks by the same 10 raters. No skin model for mRSS assessment was used for the first two assessments, while one was used for the remaining three rounds of assessments. The Latin square design and Kappa statistic were used to determine inter- and intra-rater variability. The kappa agreement for inter-rater variability improved when the skin model was used (from 0.4 to 0.5; 25%). The improvement in inter-rater variability was seen in the non-expert group, for which the kappa agreement rose from 0.3 to 0.5 (a change of 66.7%). Intra-rater variability did not change (kappa remained at 0.9), and the long-term effect of using a skin model slightly decreased by week 4 (Δkappa 0.9-0.7). Using a skin model could be used to improve inter-rater variation in mRSS assessment, especially in the non-expert group. The model should be considered a reference for mRSS assessment in clinical practice and health education.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The gold standard for skin thickness assessment in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is the modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS); however, inter- and intra-rater variation can arise due to subjective methods and inexperience. The study aimed to determine the inter- and intra-rater variability of mRSS assessment using a skin model.
METHODS
METHODS
A comparative study was conducted between January and December 2020 at Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. Thirty-six skin sites of 8 SSc patients underwent mRSS assessment: 4 times the first day and 1 time over the next 4 weeks by the same 10 raters. No skin model for mRSS assessment was used for the first two assessments, while one was used for the remaining three rounds of assessments. The Latin square design and Kappa statistic were used to determine inter- and intra-rater variability.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The kappa agreement for inter-rater variability improved when the skin model was used (from 0.4 to 0.5; 25%). The improvement in inter-rater variability was seen in the non-expert group, for which the kappa agreement rose from 0.3 to 0.5 (a change of 66.7%). Intra-rater variability did not change (kappa remained at 0.9), and the long-term effect of using a skin model slightly decreased by week 4 (Δkappa 0.9-0.7).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Using a skin model could be used to improve inter-rater variation in mRSS assessment, especially in the non-expert group. The model should be considered a reference for mRSS assessment in clinical practice and health education.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35650637
doi: 10.1186/s41927-022-00262-2
pii: 10.1186/s41927-022-00262-2
pmc: PMC9161481
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
33Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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