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skin tone; skin color
Classification:
- skin tone classified using Munsell color chart values
Clinical significance:
- persons with darker skin tones are at risk of later detection of pressure injury
- nonblanching erythema in darker-skinned populations may be difficult to detect
References
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 11th edition (GRS11)
Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2022
- McCreath HE, Bates-Jensen BM, Nakagami G et al.
Use of Munsell color charts to measure skin tone objectively in nursing home
residents at risk for pressure ulcer development.
J Adv Nurs. 2016;72(9):2077-2085
PMID: 27062396 PMCID: PMC4958492 Free PMC article
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jan.12974
- Oozageer Gunowa N, Hutchinson M, Brooke J et al.
Pressure injuries in people with darker skin tones: a literature review.
J Clin Nurs. 2018;27(17-18):3266-3275
PMID: 28887872
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jocn.14062