When is synchronous telehealth acceptable for pediatric dermatology?

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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the acceptance of synchronous (live video) telehealth for pediatric dermatology.

METHODS: This was a prospective, single-center study of patient and dermatologist surveys paired at the encounter level for telehealth encounters with Children's Hospital Colorado Pediatric Dermatology Clinic between 21 April 2020 and 22 May 2020.

RESULTS: Dermatologists were most receptive to a telehealth encounter for isotretinoin monitoring (96.6%) and non-isotretinoin acne (89.5%). In contrast, 71.8% and 58.8% of patients surveyed were open to telehealth for isotretinoin encounters and non-isotretinoin acne encounters, respectively. There was no significant correlation between patient and dermatologist satisfaction regarding a telehealth encounter (r = 0.09, CI [-0.09, 0.26], p = .34) or between patient and dermatologist preference for telehealth encounter (r = 0.07, CI [-0.11, 0.25] p = .46). Dermatologists reported needing a photo to aid their physical examination in 38/363 (10.7%) of encounters and preferred in-person examinations when an encounter would have benefitted from laboratories, procedures, dermatoscopic examination, examination by palpation, and accurate weights in infants.

CONCLUSIONS: Synchronous, live-video telehealth is an effective method of healthcare delivery in certain situations for pediatric dermatology, but it does not replace in-person encounters. Families and dermatologists have different perceptions about its acceptance.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

Pediatric dermatology - 39(2022), 2 vom: 30. März, Seite 236-242

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kohn, Lucinda L [VerfasserIn]
Pickett, Kaci [VerfasserIn]
Day, Jennifer A [VerfasserIn]
Torres-Zegarra, Carla [VerfasserIn]
Plost, Grant [VerfasserIn]
Gurnee, Emily [VerfasserIn]
Prok, Lori [VerfasserIn]
Olson, Christina A [VerfasserIn]
Manson, Spero M [VerfasserIn]
Bruckner, Anna L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acne
Atopic dermatitis
EH28UP18IF
Isotretinoin
Journal Article
Patient satisfaction
Teledermatology/telehealth/telemedicine

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 19.04.2022

Date Revised 19.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/pde.14919

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337106169