Intrarater and Interrater Reliability of Infrared Image Analysis of Forearm Acupoints before and after Moxibustion
Joint Authors
Zhang, Yajun
Jiang, Yongliang
Li, Xiaoyu
Hu, Hantong
Lou, Jiali
Fang, Jianqiao
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-09-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The objective of this study was to determine the intrarater and interrater reliabilities of infrared image analysis of forearm acupoints before and after moxibustion.
In this work, infrared images of acupoints in the forearm of 20 volunteers (M/F, 10/10) were collected prior to and after moxibustion by infrared thermography (IRT).
Two trained raters performed the analysis of infrared images in two different periods at a one-week interval.
The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated to determine the intrarater and interrater reliabilities.
With regard to the intrarater reliability, ICC values were between 0.758 and 0.994 (substantial to excellent).
For the interrater reliability, ICC values ranged from 0.707 to 0.964 (moderate to excellent).
Given that the intrarater and interrater reliability levels show excellent concordance, IRT could be a reliable tool to monitor the temperature change of forearm acupoints induced by moxibustion.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lou, Jiali& Jiang, Yongliang& Hu, Hantong& Li, Xiaoyu& Zhang, Yajun& Fang, Jianqiao. 2020. Intrarater and Interrater Reliability of Infrared Image Analysis of Forearm Acupoints before and after Moxibustion. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156906
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lou, Jiali…[et al.]. Intrarater and Interrater Reliability of Infrared Image Analysis of Forearm Acupoints before and after Moxibustion. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156906
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lou, Jiali& Jiang, Yongliang& Hu, Hantong& Li, Xiaoyu& Zhang, Yajun& Fang, Jianqiao. Intrarater and Interrater Reliability of Infrared Image Analysis of Forearm Acupoints before and after Moxibustion. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156906
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1156906
