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ArticleJMIR dermatology

Evaluating the Experiences of New and Existing Teledermatology Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Survey Study.

Judy Hamad, Amy Fox, Maria Suzanne Kammire, Alison Nancy Hollis, Saif Khairat

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Article in JMIR dermatology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Patient Satisfaction with Telemedicine during the COVID-19 Pandemic-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  5. Factors Affecting Family Caregivers' Satisfaction During Virtual Care Visits.Studies in health technology and informatics · 2024
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  16. COVID-19 and Dermatology.Indian journal of dermatology
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Judy HamadDepartment of Dermatology School of Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6313-1735
Amy FoxDepartment of Dermatology School of Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8391-3865
Maria Suzanne KammireDepartment of Dermatology School of Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3357-0697
Alison Nancy HollisDepartment of Dermatology School of Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6849-1227
Saif KhairatCarolina Health Informatics Program University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8992-2946

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAs teledermatology has been widely adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential to examine patients' experiences and satisfaction with teledermatology.

objectiveWe aimed to assess the teledermatology experiences of new and existing clinic patients in the context of the rapid shift toward teledermatology practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study of 184 teledermatology patients who were assessed during the COVID-19 pandemic at a major southeastern medical center from May 13 to June 5, 2020. The primary outcome was patient satisfaction levels among new and existing patients. The secondary outcome was patients' willingness to use teledermatology in the future.

resultsOf the 288 teledermatology patients who were assessed during the study period, 184 (63.9%) completed the survey. Patients reported high overall satisfaction with teledermatology, with 86.4% (159/184) of participants reporting positive overall satisfaction and experiences with teledermatology. New patients had significantly higher Likert scores for overall satisfaction with teledermatology than those of follow-up patients (new patients: mean 4.70; existing patients: mean 4.43;

conclusionsThis cross-sectional survey study demonstrates that during the rapid expansion of teledermatology, new clinic patients had significantly higher scores for overall satisfaction with their teledermatology experience compared to those of established clinic patients (

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COVID-19DermatologyPatient SatisfactionTelemedicineAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Skin DiseasesSurveys and QuestionnairesCOVID-19cross-sectionaldermatologydigital healthimplementationpatient-centered outcomespatient satisfactionteledermatologytelehealthvirtual health

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PMCPMC8104278

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