SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Teledermatology versus Face-to-Face Dermatology: An Analysis of Cost-Effectiveness from Eight Studies from Europe and the United States.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Diagnostic accuracy of teledermatology for skin diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Is Telemedicine Suitable for Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Skin Conditions? A Systematic Review.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2024Pooled it
- Depression, anxiety and insomnia among isolated covid-19 patients: tele occupational therapy intervention vs. conventional one: a comparative study.BMC psychology · 2024Trial
- Adapting the Geriatric Medicine 5Ms Framework to Geriatric Dermatology.Drugs & aging · 2026Review
- Community-Based Teledermatology for Urgent Suspected Skin Cancer: Health Economic Cost-Comparison and Discrete Event Simulation Study.JMIR dermatology · 2026Article
- Use of hybrid versus video-only teledermatology varies by condition: A cross-sectional study of 2064 encounters.JAAD international · 2026Article
- Impact of Teleconsultation before Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection on Quality of Care and Environmental Sustainability: A French Multicenter Study.Endoscopy international open · 2026Article
- Telemedicine literacy: an explanatory sequential mixed-method inquiry into awareness and experiences of medical students and clinicians in Islamabad.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Patient cost analysis of a community-based teledermatology service versus conventional outpatient appointments in East Kent: a retrospective study through a societal lens to reduce health inequalities.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Pre-trained multimodal large language model enhances dermatological diagnosis using SkinGPT-4.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Teledermatology in the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections: a narrative review.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2024Review
- Analysis of the virtual healthcare model in Latin America: a systematic review of current challenges and barriers.mHealth · 2024Review
- The Past, the Present and the Future of Teledermatology: A Narrative Review.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2024Review
- Review of Teledermatology: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2024Review
- Are virtual consultations suitable for patients with vulval disease? A multicentre audit of outcomes in the COVID-19 pandemic.Skin health and disease · 2023Article
- Telerehabilitation, A Viable Option in Patients with Persistent Post-COVID Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Evaluation of Synchronous and Asynchronous Telemedical Applications in Primary Care in Rural Regions of Northern Germany-Results and Lessons Learned from a Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Comparative Analysis of Quality of Life of Patients with Dermatological Problems: Teledermatology Versus Face-to-Face Dermatology.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Patients' Experiences and Communication with Teledermatology versus Face-to-Face Dermatology.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- The State of Artificial Intelligence in Skin Cancer Publications.Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgeryArticle
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Abstract
(1) Background: The aim of this systematic review was to compare the cost-effectiveness of two follow-up methods (face-to-face and telemedicine) used in dermatology in the last ten years. (2) Methods: A search for articles that included economic analyses was conducted in August 2021 in the databases PubMed, Medline, Scielo and Scopus using the following keywords: "Cost-Benefit Analysis", "Dermatology", "Telemedicine", "Primary Health Care", as well as other search terms and following the PICOS eligibility criteria. (3) Results: Three clinical trials and five observational studies were analyzed, providing information for approximately 16,539 patients (including four cost-minimization or saving analyses, three cost-effectiveness analyses, and one cost-utility analysis) in Europe and the United States. They describe the follow-up procedures in each of the cases and measure and analyze the direct and indirect costs and effectiveness. All the articles indicate that teledermatology lowers costs and proves satisfactory to both patients and professionals. (4) Conclusions: Although it has been found that follow-up via teledermatology can be more efficient than traditional hospital follow-up, more work is needed to establish evaluation protocols and procedures that measure key variables more equally and demonstrate the quality of the evidence of said studies.
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