The potential of telemedicine for dermatological care of pediatric patients in Germany
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The potential of telemedicine for dermatological care of pediatric patients in Germany. / Hansen, Inga; Abeck, Dietrich; Kött, Julian; Schneider, Stefan W; Abeck, Finn.
In: J DTSCH DERMATOL GES, Vol. 21, No. 2, 02.2023, p. 141-145.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The potential of telemedicine for dermatological care of pediatric patients in Germany
AU - Hansen, Inga
AU - Abeck, Dietrich
AU - Kött, Julian
AU - Schneider, Stefan W
AU - Abeck, Finn
N1 - © 2023 The Authors. Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Deutsche Dermatologische Gesellschaft.
PY - 2023/2
Y1 - 2023/2
N2 - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Skin diseases are a common reason for consultations in pediatric practice. The present study aims to characterize the dermatological requests of resident pediatric specialists using teledermatology in Germany.PATIENTS AND METHODS: This analysis of consultation requests, submitted by pediatricians to a designated pediatric dermatologist via a telemedical consultation system (PädExpert) using the store-and-forward technology, was performed between February 2021 and December 2021.RESULTS: The study analysis included 504 telemedical consultation requests. The mean age of the patients was 6.5 ± 5.0 years with 45.5% of the patients being female. Telemedicine was useful in providing a definite diagnosis in 88.3%. The diagnoses were most frequently assigned to the group of infectious skin diseases (28.8%). Referral to a dermatologist was recommended in 11.5%. The requests were answered on the same day in 63.8% of the cases.CONCLUSIONS: The study data shows the great potential of teledermatology to improve access for children with skin diseases to specialized dermatological care. Another advantage is its function as a triage instrument. Since most cases could be managed by teledermatology only, it is possible to reduce the need for an in-person visit to the dermatologist, thus saving resources.
AB - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Skin diseases are a common reason for consultations in pediatric practice. The present study aims to characterize the dermatological requests of resident pediatric specialists using teledermatology in Germany.PATIENTS AND METHODS: This analysis of consultation requests, submitted by pediatricians to a designated pediatric dermatologist via a telemedical consultation system (PädExpert) using the store-and-forward technology, was performed between February 2021 and December 2021.RESULTS: The study analysis included 504 telemedical consultation requests. The mean age of the patients was 6.5 ± 5.0 years with 45.5% of the patients being female. Telemedicine was useful in providing a definite diagnosis in 88.3%. The diagnoses were most frequently assigned to the group of infectious skin diseases (28.8%). Referral to a dermatologist was recommended in 11.5%. The requests were answered on the same day in 63.8% of the cases.CONCLUSIONS: The study data shows the great potential of teledermatology to improve access for children with skin diseases to specialized dermatological care. Another advantage is its function as a triage instrument. Since most cases could be managed by teledermatology only, it is possible to reduce the need for an in-person visit to the dermatologist, thus saving resources.
U2 - 10.1111/ddg.14979
DO - 10.1111/ddg.14979
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 36772923
VL - 21
SP - 141
EP - 145
JO - J DTSCH DERMATOL GES
JF - J DTSCH DERMATOL GES
SN - 1610-0379
IS - 2
ER -
