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Rossignoli I, Benito PJ, Herrero AJ. Reliability of infrared thermography in skin temperature evaluation of wheelchair users. Spinal Cord. 2014;53(3):243-248doi: 10.1038/sc.2014.212.
Rossignoli, I., Benito, P. J., & Herrero, A. J. (2015). Reliability of infrared thermography in skin temperature evaluation of wheelchair users. Spinal cord, 53(3), 243-248. https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2014.212
Rossignoli, I, et al. "Reliability of infrared thermography in skin temperature evaluation of wheelchair users." Spinal cord vol. 53,3 (2015): 243-248. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2014.212
Rossignoli I, Benito PJ, Herrero AJ. Reliability of infrared thermography in skin temperature evaluation of wheelchair users. Spinal Cord. 2015 Mar;53(3):243-248. doi: 10.1038/sc.2014.212. Epub 2014 Nov 25. PMID: 25420493.
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Spinal Cord. 2015 Mar;53(3):243-248. doi: 10.1038/sc.2014.212. Epub 2014 Nov 25.

Reliability of infrared thermography in skin temperature evaluation of wheelchair users.

Spinal cord

I Rossignoli, P J Benito, A J Herrero

Affiliations

  1. Medical and Scientific Department, International Paralympic Committee, Bonn, Germany.
  2. Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
  3. Research Center on Physical Disability, ASPAYM Castilla y León Foundation, Valladolid, Spain.

PMID: 25420493 DOI: 10.1038/sc.2014.212

Abstract

STUDY DESIGN: Test-retest reliability analysis segmented by body parts.

OBJECTIVES: To examine the reliability of infrared thermography (IRT) in wheelchair users (WCUs), as a noninvasive and risk-free technique to detect the natural thermal radiation emitted by human skin and to allow subsequent interpretations of temperature distributions.

SETTING: Research Center on Physical Disability of Valladolid, ASPAYM Castilla y León Foundation, Spain.

METHODS: Twenty-four manual WCUs (22 men, 2 women) participated in this study. Skin temperature (Tsk) of 16 and 20 areas of the front and rear upper body, respectively, were measured using an infrared camera. Two thermographic images were recorded in each session during two days separated by 24 h. Results were analyzed using descriptive statistics, intraclass correlation coefficients, coefficients of variation and side-to-side skin temperature differences (δTsk).

RESULTS: The intraclass correlation coefficient produced values ranging from 15 to 95 for the various regions of interest. The coefficient of variation ranged between 1.05-6.18%. The mean Tsk of the front upper body was 31.92 °C, and that of the rear upper body was 31.77 °C. The total δTsk was 0.09±0.44°C, r=0.583.

CONCLUSION: The reliability of IRT varies depending on the analyzed areas. IRT is a noninvasive and noncontact technique that allows measuring the temperature of the skin, with which to advance in WCU research.

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