Dermatologic Disease
Conditions
Keywords
Teledermatology, Telemedicine
Brief summary
This study is to investigate the current use and intention to use of teledermatology in Swiss dermatology patients, dermatologists, other physicians and medical staff.
Detailed description
Telemedicine, the use of telecommunication and information technology to provide clinical health care from a distance, has become an increasing role in basic medical care internationally. Telemedicine is particularly suitable for skin diseases. In order to improve the use of evidence-based telemedicine, the Swiss patients' preferences regarding teledermatology versus face-to-face consultations and the patients' and physicians' determinants of acceptance for teledermatology are investigated in this study. Dermatology patients are asked to complete a newly-created 21-items-survey; Swiss dermatologists, other physicians and medical staff on telemedicine will complete a similar newly-created, 23-items-questionnaire. A descriptive statistical analysis (e.g. gender, age, place of residence (city or country), waiting time) will be performed.
Interventions
OTHERdata collection (21-items-patient descriptive survey)
Dermatology patients are asked to complete a 21-items-survey while waiting for the doctor's consultation. Following variables will be addressed: * Demographic data of telemedicine users and non-users * Subjective disease perception of the dermatology patients * Use of internet, telemedicine and telemedicine insurance model * Patients´ willingness for additional features of telemedicine * Advantages and disadvantages telemedicine and face-to-face consultation * Suitable fields of dermatology for telemedicine from the patient's perspective * Recommended structure of telemedical services by users and non-users
OTHERdata collection (23-items-physician descriptive survey)
To obtain the view of Swiss dermatologists, other physicians and medical staff on telemedicine a 23-items-survey will be completed. Following variables will be addressed: * Objective disease perception of the treating dermatologist (regarding the urgency of the patient's medical examination, the functional impairment and cosmetic burden due to patient's disease, the impairment of life quality due to patient's disease and the estimation of the course of the patient's disease) * Suitable fields of dermatology for telemedicine from the physician's and medical staff's perspective
Sponsors
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* patients treated in the Department of Dermatology of the Cantonal Hospital Aarau and the University Hospitals Basel and Zürich * dermatologists, other physicians and medical staff of the Department of Dermatology of the Cantonal Hospital Aarau and the University Hospitals Basel and Zürich
Exclusion criteria
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Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| descriptive analysis of the impact of medical education for the acceptance of telemedicine among dermatologists vs. other physicians vs. medical staff vs. patients | at baseline | Comparison of the impact of medical education for the acceptance of telemedicine among dermatologists vs. other physicians vs. medical staff vs. patients |
| descriptive analysis: deviation in influencing factors for the acceptance of teledermatology | at baseline | Assessment of the deviation in influencing factors for the acceptance of teledermatology (subjective disease perception versus objective assessment by physicians) |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed