ArticleBMC primary care2024
Store-and-forward teledermatology in a Spanish health area significantly increases access to dermatology expertise.
Article in BMC primary care, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05625295 (Evaluation of the Implementation of Tele-dermatology, in Its Modality of Non-presential Inter-consultation, in the Province of Salamanca.), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Evaluation of the Implementation of Tele-dermatology, in Its Modality of Non-presential Inter-consultation, in the Province of Salamanca.
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- Patterns and trends in melanoma mortality in Spain (1999-2022).Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025Article
- The Use of Teledermatology for Skin Cancer Referrals: A Retrospective Study in a Single Tertiary Centre.Cureus · 2024Article
- Telemedicine (mobile-Health) as an alternative in the follow-up of patients in a randomized clinical trial for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.Anais brasileiros de dermatologiaArticle
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Abstract
introductionTeledermatology is the practice of dermatology through communication technologies. The aim of this study is to analyze its implementation in a Spanish health area during its first two years.
methodsCross-sectional descriptive study. It included interconsultations between dermatologists and family physicians in the Salamanca Health Area (Spain) after the implementation of the non-face-to-face modality over a period of two consecutive years. A total of 25,424 consultations were performed (20,912 face-to-face and 4,512 non-face-to-face); 1000 were selected by random sampling, half of each modality. MAIN MEASURES: referral rate, response time and resolution time, type of pathology, diagnostic concordance, and quality of consultation.
resultsThe annual referral rate was 42.9/1000 inhabitants (35.3 face-to-face and 7.6 non-face- to-face). The rate of face-to-face referrals was higher in urban areas (37.1) and the rate of non- face-to-face referrals in rural areas (10.4). The response time for non-face-to-face consultations was 2.4 ± 12.7 days and 56 ± 34.8 days for face-to-face consultations (p < 0.001). The resolution rate for non-face-to-face consultations was 44%. Diagnostic concordance, assessed by the kappa index, was 0.527 for face-to-face consultations and 0.564 for non-face-to-face consultations. Greater compliance with the quality criteria in the non-attendance consultations.
conclusionsTeledermatology appears to be an efficient tool in the resolution of dermatological problems, with a rapid, effective, and higher quality response for attention to skin pathologies. REGISTRY: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05625295. Registered on 21 November 2022 ( https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/ NCT05625295).
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