%0 Journal Article
%T Scoring of Hand Eczema: Good Reliability of Hand Eczema Extent Score (HEES)
%A Agneta G£¿nemo
%A Annica Carlsson
%A Berndt Stenberg
%A Birgitta Meding
%A Chris D. Anderson
%A Hans Stenlund
%A Ingebj£¿rg Holt
%A Irina Baranovskaya
%A Monica Hinds¨¦n-Stenstr£¿m
%A £¿ke Svensson
%J -
%@ 1651-2057
%D 2017
%R 10.2340/00015555-2521
%X There is good agreement between dermatological staff and patients using the Hand Eczema Extent Score (HEES). The aim of this study was to assess inter- and intra-observer reliability of the HEES in dermatologists and intra-observer reliability of the HEES in patients with hand eczema. Six dermatologists assessed 18 patients twice. Only the hands of the patients were visible to the assessors. Patients performed a self-assessment twice. Inter- and intra-observer reliability was tested with intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). The mean HEES score for all dermatologists¡¯ assessments was 21.0 (range 3.6¨C46.3). The corresponding mean scores for all patients¡¯ own assessments were 24.9 (range 4.0¨C54.0). Inter-observer reliability in the dermatologists¡¯ observations ICC classification was very good, median value 0.82 (range 0.56¨C0.92). The overall intra-observer reliability for the 6 dermatologists¡¯ ICC classification was very good (range 0.88¨C0.94). Intra-observer reliability in the patients¡¯ 2 self-assessments ICC classification was very good (ICC 0.95). In conclusion, HEES is a reliable tool for both dermatologists and patients to grade the extent of hand eczema.
%U http://www.medicaljournals.se/acta/content/abstract/10.2340/00015555-2521