Patients' Experiences and Communication with Teledermatology versus Face-to-Face Dermatology.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Teledermatology (TD) has exponentially grown since the onset of COVID-19, as the Face-to-Face Dermatology (F-F/D) modality changed within Public Health Systems. Although studies have been conducted on health results, we did not find any that analyzed the experiences of individuals who received care through TD. Therefore, the main objective of the study was to analyze the experiences of dermatology patients and the communication with health personnel. (2) Methods: A multicenter, controlled, randomized, non-blinded clinical trial was designed. Data were collected during the six months of follow-up. Four-hundred and fifty patients participated in the present study, who were assigned to two different groups: TD and F-F/D. The sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the

SUBMITTER: Leal-Costa C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9573490 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature