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Additionally, we compared the severity assessments made through visual inspection with those determined using the OSI by different clinicians.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We evaluated reliability using the intraclass correlation index (ICC), analysing 50 images of ONM.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The OSI demonstrated a very high level of reliability (ICC: 0.889) across clinicians, irrespective of their experience levels. Conversely, a statistically significant increase in severity was observed when comparing visual assessments with the OSI (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001) for ONM severity evaluation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The OSI proves to be a reproducible classification system, regardless of the clinical experience of the practitioner employing it.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/myc.13694","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,5]],"date-time":"2024-01-05T02:23:46Z","timestamp":1704421426000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Inter\u2010observer reliability of the Onychomycosis Severity Index depending on clinical experience: A review of 50 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