title: Reproducibility of repeated measurements on post-burn scars with Dermascan C.
abstract: The present study investigated the reproducibility of measurements with the Dermascan C on post-burn scars. Intra- and inter-rater reproducibility and test-retest reliability with a one week time lapse were examined on 40 post-burn scars of 6 volunteering burn patients by means of intra-class- correlation coefficients (ICC) and standard error of measurements (SEM). Results showed good to excellent values for ICC in all the three conditions. On the basis of these results, we concluded that the instrument provides reliable information and can be used in comparative clinical trials that examine therapeutic strategies on healing scars.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Burn Center of the University Hospital of Leuven, Belgium. eric.vandenkerckhove@flok.kuleuven.ac.be
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Van den Kerckhove
authors.forename: Filip
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Staes
authors.forename: Mieke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Flour
authors.forename: Karel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stappaerts
authors.forename: Willy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Boeckx
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*