B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
J Cosmet Dermatol. 2022 Jul;21(7):3078-3084. doi: 10.1111/jocd.14557. Epub 2021 Oct 30.
Teledermatology refers to the use of telecommunication in consulting one's skin problem to a dermatologist at distance.
This study aims to identify the awareness, acceptability, preferred technical tools, willingness to use, comfortability, and satisfaction of teledermatology among social-media users in Nepal.
It was an exploratory cross-sectional study performed on 360 social-media users, subjected to web-based interview based on pretested proforma containing questions to address: awareness of telemedicine, type and tools preferred for teledermatology, willingness to use, comfortability, and satisfaction of teledermatology services.
Most of the participants (60.8%) were initially unaware of telemedicine. Despite this, the majority (81.9%) were willing to use the services after being aware, mostly during the follow-up (36.6%). Most of the participants (61.1%) preferred the hybrid model for teleconsultation, while mobile was the preferred technical tool (68.1%) mostly because of its compatibility (84.1%) and portability (56.3%). The majority of the participants felt that teledermatology consultation would be beneficial (77.2%) and they mostly preferred it directly from a dermatologist (85.6%). About two-thirds (64.2%) also believed that teledermatology consultation would eliminate the need for a face-to-face consultation. The majority would be comfortable (68.1%) if their skin lesions are photographed and sent to a dermatologist and would be satisfied (62.5%) with the consultations, through Wi-Fi and mobile data both (55.6%), and via Facebook (97.2%) and Viber (70.8%).
Despite being unaware of telemedicine, the participants were willing to use teledermatology consultation and thought that they would be comfortable and satisfied with it.
远程皮肤病学是指通过远程通信向皮肤科医生咨询皮肤问题。
本研究旨在了解尼泊尔社交媒体用户对远程皮肤病学的认知、接受度、首选技术工具、使用意愿、舒适度和满意度。
这是一项在 360 名社交媒体用户中进行的探索性横断面研究，采用基于网络的访谈，根据预测试的问卷进行，问题包括：对远程医疗的认知、远程皮肤病学首选的类型和工具、使用意愿、舒适度和对远程皮肤病学服务的满意度。
大多数参与者（60.8%）最初对远程医疗并不了解。尽管如此，大多数人（81.9%）在了解后愿意使用该服务，主要是在随访期间（36.6%）。大多数参与者（61.1%）更喜欢混合模式进行远程咨询，而移动电话是首选的技术工具（68.1%），主要是因为其兼容性（84.1%）和便携性（56.3%）。大多数参与者认为远程皮肤病学咨询将是有益的（77.2%），他们大多更喜欢直接由皮肤科医生提供（85.6%）。大约三分之二（64.2%）的人还认为远程皮肤病学咨询将消除面对面咨询的需求。如果他们的皮肤病变可以拍照并发送给皮肤科医生，大多数人会感到舒适（68.1%），如果通过 Wi-Fi 和移动数据（55.6%），以及通过 Facebook（97.2%）和 Viber（70.8%）进行咨询，大多数人会感到满意。
尽管参与者对远程医疗不了解，但他们愿意使用远程皮肤病学咨询，并认为他们会感到舒适和满意。
