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Observational studyJournal of cosmetic dermatology2020

Views and experiences of dermatologists in Turkey about teledermatology during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nihal Altunisik, Dursun Turkmen, Emel Calikoglu, Serpil Sener

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Observational study in Journal of cosmetic dermatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. The Role of Teledermatology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2022
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  9. Teledermatology in the time of COVID-19.International journal of clinical practice · 2021
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  11. International Teledermatology Review.Current dermatology reports · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Nihal AltunisikFaculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6844-1097
Dursun TurkmenFaculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9076-4669
Emel CalikogluFaculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey.
Serpil SenerFaculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTeledermatology is an alternative medical science that allows evaluation of patient's clinical information over a distance without requiring face-to-face examination. Due to COVID-19, social distancing has become important these days, and teledermatology can help physicians and patients in overcoming the barriers of accessing health care.

aimIn this study, we aim to evaluate how dermatologists in our country have viewed and experienced teledermatology during the pandemic through surveys. PATIENTS/

methodsThe study was carried out by using an online survey for evaluating the teledermatology experiences of dermatologists in Turkey and how they have viewed teledermatology during the 2-month pandemic period and the 2-month prepandemic period.

resultsThe number of patients evaluated with teledermatology methods was found to be significantly higher in the pandemic period when compared with the prepandemic period. The rates of using video calls with mobile phone and online video calls were found to be significantly higher in the pandemic period when compared with the prepandemic period.

conclusionOur study results show that the teledermatology method had a higher rate of usage compared to before the pandemic.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelCOVID-19TelemedicineAdultCross-Sectional StudiesDermatologistsDermatologyFemaleHealth Care SurveysHumansMaleMiddle AgedTurkeycoronavirusCOVID-19pandemicteledermatologytelemedicine

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PMID32881217
PMCPMC7461172

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