skin tone; skin color

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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

  1. Geriatric Review Syllabus, 11th edition (GRS11) Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2022
  2. 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: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27062396 PMCID: PMC4958492 Free PMC article https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jan.12974
  3. 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: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28887872 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jocn.14062