Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Patient Satisfaction, Skin Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Skin Cancer Screening, General Practice, Teledermoscopy, Patient Satisfaction and Acceptance
Brief summary
The aim objective of this work is to assess the characteristics of patients for whom teledermoscopy could be suitable for the detection of potential skin cancers, within a population of rural general medicine in the South of Hainaut, by means of a mixed quantitative and qualitative study corresponding respectively: * To identify patients' knowledge of skin cancers, their skin monitoring habits, and their acceptability of new telemedicine tools such as teledermoscopy (Part 1). * To evaluate the satisfaction and expectations of those who benefit from teledermoscopy (Part 2).
Interventions
OTHERtaking macroscopic and dermoscopic pictures of suspicious skin lesions
If there is any diagnostic doubt about a skin lesion, teledermoscopy will be used, if the patient agrees. * A table containing the useful information about the patient for the lesion's analysis will be completed. * The pictures will be taken with a Fotofinder Handyscope. The photos will be integrated into the patient's electronic medical record (CareConnect program). * The photo is anonymized via a serial number assigned by the Handyscope application. * Sending photos and information via a secure email address to the dermatologists. * Response from the dermatologist (Prof. Tromme or Dr Harkemanne) in the following days also via email. * Contact (consultation or telephone call depending on the diagnosis) with the patient to communicate the results and the procedure to be followed. * This information (emails containing the dermatological report) will be saved in the patient's computerized medical file (CareConnect program) then deleted from the mailbox
Sponsors
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Adults ( \> 18y) * French Speaking Patient
Exclusion criteria
* Illiterate Patients * Demented Patients * Non-French speaking patients * Minors.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient Acceptability Of Teledermoscopy | 20 to 30 minutes to complete the questionnaire. | Using a quantitative survey-type questionnaire * Determination of the patients ' skin monitoring habits * Determination of patients' knowledge of skin cancers and their prevention * Determine their acceptance of new technologies such as teledermoscopy in the context of skin cancer screening * And finally, determination of a target population for whom teledermoscopy could be suitable for the detection of skin cancers (percentage of patients accepting teledermoscopy etc) |
| Patient Satisfaction after a teledermoscopy experience | 15 to 20 minutes (interview duration) | Assessment of the satisfaction and future expectations of patients who have benefited from teledermoscopy in general practice, using a qualitative study in the form of semi-structured, individual and anonymous interviews |
Contacts
Primary ContactOdile MAGOTTEAUX, Dr
Backup ContactIsabelle Tromme, Dr
Outcome results
None listed