Evaluating healthcare practitioners' views on store-and-forward teledermoscopy services for the diagnosis of skin cancer

Digital Health
Monika JandaH Peter Soyer

Abstract

The aim of the study is to evaluate healthcare practitioners' views on and satisfaction with (i) digital image acquisition and storage and (ii) store-and-forward teledermoscopy services for the diagnosis of skin cancer in their clinical practice. An online survey was conducted among 59 healthcare practitioners (GPs (n=17), dermatologists (n=22), dermatology registrars (n=18), a dermatology research fellow (n=1) and a plastic surgeon (n=1)) to assess usability of digital image acquisition and storage for when the imaging process is conducted by the healthcare practitioners themselves, or by their patients. The study identifies the enablers and barriers of this emerging mode of medical practice. A thematic analysis was used to extract key themes from open-ended responses, which involved identifying themes and patterns within and across participants. Thirty-four healthcare practitioners (58%) had previously used a mobile dermatoscope within their practice. Participants most appreciated its use in their practice for lesion monitoring (59%) and record keeping (39%). Challenges reported were the increased time to support the additional workload (45%), technical issues (33%) and cost of equipment (27%). Practitioners were unsure (36%)...Continue Reading

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Feb 15, 2020·Telemedicine Journal and E-health : the Official Journal of the American Telemedicine Association·Joanna KhoMonika Janda
Mar 5, 2020·Digital Health·Tracie KongCynthia Wichelman
Mar 4, 2020·Dermatology : International Journal for Clinical and Investigative Dermatology·Fleur KongMonika Janda

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