Barriers to establishing teledermatoscopy in primary health care in Sweden.

Introduction: Teledermatoscopy (TDS) has proven to be effective and reliable for diagnosis of skin malignancies. The factors that determine the success of implementation of TDS are largely unknown. Objectives: To investigate barriers to implementation of TDS in primary health care (PHC) at center an...

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Publicado en:BMC Primary Care Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11
Autores principales: Hernström, Nils, Ingvar, Åsa
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: BioMed Central 12/17/2024
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          Hernström, Nils
          Ingvar, Åsa
        affil: https://ror.org/012a77v79 Dermatology and Venereology, Department of clinical sciences, Lund University Skin Cancer research group (LuScaR), Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Raffinadgatan 4, 222 35, Lund, Sweden
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          Telemedicine
          Dermoscopy
          Primary Health Care Sweden
          Health Services Accessibility
          Implementation Science
          Human
          Sweden
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Surveys
          Chi Square Test
          Kruskal-Wallis Test
          Logistic Regression
          Univariate Statistics
          Multivariate Analysis
          Descriptive Statistics
          Odds Ratio
          Confidence Intervals
          Sex Factors
      ab: Introduction: Teledermatoscopy (TDS) has proven to be effective and reliable for diagnosis of skin malignancies. The factors that determine the success of implementation of TDS are largely unknown. Objectives: To investigate barriers to implementation of TDS in primary health care (PHC) at center and individual level. Methods: Following introduction of TDS, cross-sectional quantitative data and free text comments were collected by surveys sent to PHC centers and PCH practitioners. Successful implementation was defined as regularly sent cases at center level and self-reported usage at individual level. Factors associated with implementation were evaluated with Chi-square, Kruskal-Wallis test and logistic regression. Results: 93/117 (78.2%) of PHC centers and 239/725 (32.9%) of PHC practitioners answered the surveys. 54.8% (n = 51) of PHC centers and 64.3% (n = 153) of PHC practitioners had implemented TDS. There was a strong association between hardware arrival before introduction and TDS usage at center level (OR 6.0; 95% CI 1.5–24.3). At individual level, male sex was positively associated with usage (OR 1.9; 95%, CI 1.0–3.4), and for every year of increased age, the chance of using TDS decreased with 3% (OR 1.0, 95% CI 0.9–1.0). No other factor was associated with implementation. "Good" was the most common overall impression (54.8%), and the majority found no problems using the system (> 85%). The most common complaint was technical issues followed by no added value. Conclusions: Successful implementation of TDS was strongly associated with hardware arrival at center level, and to male sex and younger age at individual level. Satisfaction was overall high.
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