Intra- and inter-investigator reliabilities of oral moisture measured using an oral moisture-checking device
Intra- and inter-investigator reliabilities of oral moisture measured using an oral moisture-checking device
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DOI：
10.1111/joor.12919
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发表时间：
2020-04-01
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2.9
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Sakurai, Kaoru
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作者：
Takano, Tomofumi;Kugimiya, Yoshihiro;Sakurai, Kaoru
背景使用口腔水分检查装置测定的口腔粘膜水分被用作口腔干燥评价方法。这样的装置能够以简单的方式评估口腔干燥的状态，并且在广泛的受试者中具有适用性;但是，在此情况下，目的本研究旨在调查使用口腔水分检查设备测量口腔水分的研究者内和研究者间的可靠性，用于广泛的年龄组。在28名年轻受试者和19名年龄≥ 65岁的老年受试者中调查了研究者的可靠性。三名经过培训的研究者使用口腔水分检查装置独立测量口腔粘膜水分值。使用变异系数（CV）和组内相关系数（ICC）评估研究者内可靠性（1.1），使用ICC评估研究者间可靠性结果平均CV为0.015和0.016，平均ICC为0.015和0.016，（1.1）分别为0.806和0.877，ICC（2.1）在青年组和老年组分别为0.873和0.829。口腔湿度检查装置的ICC（1.1）和ICC（2.1）的平均值分别为0.806和0.873，而在老年受试者中，这些值分别为0.877和0.829。因此，这证实了使用口腔水分检查装置的口腔粘膜水分检查对于广泛的年龄组具有足够的研究者内部和研究者之间的可靠性。
Background Oral mucosal moisture determined using oral moisture-checking devices is used as a mouth dryness evaluation method. Such devices are capable of evaluating the state of mouth dryness in a simple manner and have applicability in a wide range of subjects; however, their intra- and inter-investigator reliabilities have not yet been clarified.Objective This study aims to investigate the intra- and inter-investigator reliabilities of measuring oral moisture using an oral moisture-checking device for a wide range of age groups.Methods Intra- and inter-investigator reliabilities were investigated in 28 young subjects and 19 older subjects aged >= 65 years. Three trained investigators independently measured oral mucosal moisture values using an oral moisture-checking device. Intra-investigator reliability was assessed using the coefficient of variation (CV) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) (1.1), and inter-investigator reliability was assessed using ICC (2.1).Results Mean CV was 0.015 and 0.016, mean ICC (1.1) was 0.806 and 0.877, and ICC (2.1) was 0.873 and 0.829 in the young and older subjects, respectively.Conclusion In young subjects, the mean values of ICC (1.1) and ICC (2.1) of the oral moisture-checking device were 0.806 and 0.873, respectively, whereas in older subjects, these values were 0.877 and 0.829, respectively. Thus, this confirms that the examination of oral mucosal moisture using the oral moisture-checking device has sufficient intra- and inter-investigator reliabilities for a wide range of age groups.