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10534821

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-11-4
pubmed:abstractText
A randomized controlled trial of the costs and benefits of teledermatology consultations compared with traditional hospital consultations was carried out. Over a nine-month period, 197 patients were referred from general practice for a dermatological opinion, 98 for a teledermatology consultation and 99 for a hospital consultation. Eighty patients required an additional subsequent hospital appointment. Patients were asked to complete an economic questionnaire after each consultation, and 164 questionnaires were returned: 62% of those randomized to the teledermatology consultation responded compared with 58% of those randomized to the hospital consultation. Patients seen by teledermatology at their own health centre had shorter distances to travel and spent less time overall attending the appointment compared with those seen at the hospital. However, the teledermatology consultations were more time-consuming for the general practitioner and dermatologist. These findings indicate that teledermatology has more benefits for the patient than for the health-care delivery team.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1357-633X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S1-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Patient cost-benefit analysis of teledermatology measured in a randomized control trial.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Telemedicine and Telecare, Royal Group of Hospitals, Belfast, UK. m.loane@qub.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Multicenter Study