Kozera Emily K, Yang Anes, Murrell Dedee F
Department of Dermatology, St George Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Int J Womens Dermatol. 2016 Aug 9;2(3):70-73. doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2016.06.004. eCollection 2016 Sep.
Australia's health disparity, combined with evolving technologies, has evoked increasing interest and funding in health services that could address inequities. One such emerging service is tele-medicine.
The purpose of this report is to discuss and evaluate the current literature regarding patient and practitioner satisfaction with tele-medicine, and more specifically tele-dermatology.
We searched for literature relevant to tele-dermatology use among Australia's indigenous population. We synthesized the literature in our report and identified elements of tele-dermatology not yet researched.
Most significantly, all available research is currently based on descriptive studies and there is no validated tool to assess the efficacy of tele-dermatology.
No published research currently exists on the use of tele-dermatology among Australia's indigenous population.
A review of the literature shows that tele-dermatology is considered a valuable service, particularly to patients living in rural areas who might not otherwise have access to specialist care.
澳大利亚的健康差距，再加上技术的不断发展，引发了人们对能够解决不平等问题的医疗服务越来越浓厚的兴趣和资金投入。远程医疗就是这样一种新兴服务。
本报告的目的是讨论和评估当前关于患者和从业者对远程医疗，更具体地说是远程皮肤病学满意度的文献。
我们搜索了与澳大利亚原住民使用远程皮肤病学相关的文献。我们在报告中综合了这些文献，并确定了尚未研究的远程皮肤病学要素。
最重要的是，目前所有可用的研究都基于描述性研究，并且没有经过验证的工具来评估远程皮肤病学的疗效。
目前没有关于澳大利亚原住民使用远程皮肤病学的已发表研究。
文献综述表明，远程皮肤病学被认为是一项有价值的服务，特别是对于那些居住在农村地区、否则可能无法获得专科护理的患者。
