Quality and Perceived Usefulness of Patient-Submitted Store-and-Forward Teledermatology Images.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Patient-submitted images vary considerably in quality and usefulness. Studies that characterize patient-submitted images in a real-life setting are lacking.

Objective

To evaluate the quality and perceived usefulness of patient-submitted images as determined by dermatologists and characterize agreement of their responses.

Design, setting, and participants

This survey study included patient images submitted to the Department of Dermatology at Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) between August 1, 2018, and December 31, 2019. From a total pool of 1200 images, 10 dermatologists evaluated 200 or 400 images each, with every image being evaluated by 3 dermatologists. Data analysis occurred during the year leading up to the article being written.

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SUBMITTER: Jiang SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9330374 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature