This study is to investigate the current use and intention to use of teledermatology in Swiss dermatology patients, dermatologists, other physicians and medical staff.
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.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
683
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
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
Kantonsspital Aarau
Aarau, Switzerland
Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel
Basel, Switzerland
University Hospital Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
descriptive analysis: deviation in influencing factors for the acceptance of teledermatology
Assessment of the deviation in influencing factors for the acceptance of teledermatology (subjective disease perception versus objective assessment by physicians)
Time frame: at baseline
descriptive analysis of the impact of medical education for the acceptance of telemedicine among dermatologists vs. other physicians vs. medical staff vs. patients
Comparison of the impact of medical education for the acceptance of telemedicine among dermatologists vs. other physicians vs. medical staff vs. patients
Time frame: at baseline
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