title: Reliability of a new practical evaluation method for pitting edema based on the depth of the surface imprint.
abstract: [Purpose] To develop and verify the reliability of a new practical evaluation method for pitting edema, which uses the depth of the surface imprint as an indicator. [Subjects] We included 26 inpatients (52 legs). [Methods] The subjects were diagnosed with edema, and we verified the inter- and intra-rater reliabilities of the edema gauge using intraclass correlation coefficients. [Results] For the first and second measurement values and the measured values between the examiners, the intraclass correlation coefficients were high. [Conclusion] Therefore, our findings suggest that the edema gauge, which measures the depth of the surface imprint, has sufficient intra- and inter-rater reliabilities.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Rehabilitation Science, Nishikyushu University, Japan ; Department of Health Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Japan.
authors.forename: Haruki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kogo
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Murata
keywords: Depth of the surface imprint; Edema; Practical evaluation