Skin measurement devices to assess skin quality: A systematic review on reliability and validity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many treatments aim to slow down or reverse the visible signs of skin aging and thereby improve skin quality. Measurement devices are frequently employed to measure the effects of these treatments to improve skin quality, for example, skin elasticity, color, and texture. However, it remains unknown which of these devices is most reliable and valid.

Materials and methods

MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases were searched. Instruments were scored on reporting construct validity by means of convergent validity, interobserver, intraobserver, and interinstrument reliability.

Results

For the evaluation of skin color, 11 studies were included describing 16 measurement devices, analyzing 3172 subjects. The most reliable de

SUBMITTER: Langeveld M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9299221 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature