Patient Perceptions About a Novel Form of Patient-Assisted Teledermatology

Acceptance of telemedicine compared to in-person consultation from the providers and users’ perspectives: A multicenter, cross-sectional study in dermatology

“…While studies focusing only on teledermatology generally report higher levels of satisfaction, direct comparative studies of in-person consultations and telemedicine report mixed outcomes [26,[51][52][53][54][55][56]. Consistent with our findings, a questionnaire-based survey among 720 patients in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic showed that older age (over 40 years), lower education levels, and first-time experience were associated with poor-to-average satisfaction with telemedicine [57].…”

Patient Satisfaction and Expectations Regarding Mobile Teledermoscopy in General Practice for Diagnosis of Non-melanoma Skin Cancer and Malignant Melanoma

“…The current study found that the majority of respondents (74%) preferred to talk with the consultant dermatologist about their skin lesion, but in a study enrolling a variety of dermatological diseases only 38% preferred to talk with the consultant dermatologist about their skin disease (25). A concern patients had with storeand-forward TD was a lack of interaction with the consultant dermatologist, and in one study this concern was especially prevalent among elderly subjects (31,35). The respondents in our study were more concerned about diagnostic accuracy.…”

A systematic review of satisfaction with teledermatology

“…Studies revealed dissatisfaction with SF TD in 1 of 24 studies assessing patients and 3 of 17 studies assessing providers (Tables 1 and 2). 7–39 Eight of these studies assessed both patient and provider satisfaction with SF.…”