Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the overall dry skin score in older patients.

Issei KonyaHiroaki IwataMiyuki HayashiTamami AkitaYoshie HommaHideaki YoshidaRika Yano

Published in: Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) (2021)

The ODS-J showed good inter-rater reliability, concurrent validity, and known-groups validity. It can be used by clinical nurses in Japan to observe patients' skin and is an effective indicator for the evaluation of skin care.

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