140 CHAPTER 7 Questions and response options GPs, n (%) Positive 32 (48) Strongly positive 8 (12) Not applicable 5 (8) Reasons for using digital dermatology in daily practiced Preventing physical referrals 54 (82) Unable to determine a differential diagnosis 46 (70) Treatment is unsuccessful 41 (62) Receiving additional advice 40 (61) Lower costs for the patient 27 (41) Long waiting times in hospitals 21 (32) At the request of the patient 8 (12) Suspicion of malignancy 3 (5) Doubts about the size of the deviation 3 (5) Emergencies 1 (2) Prevent physical consultation in practice owing to crowds or SARS-CoV-2 infection of a patient 1 (2) Used digital dermatology home consultation Yes 10 (15) No 56 (85) Experiences regarding digital dermatology home consultation (n=10) Strongly negative 0 (0) Negative 1 (10) Neutral 1 (10) Positive 7 (70) Strongly positive 1 (10) Quality of the photographs taken by patients (n=10) Always poor 0 (0) Usually poor 1 (10) Sometimes good, sometimes poor 5 (50) Usually good 4 (40) Always good 0 (0) Age preference for digital dermatology home consultation (n=10) No age preference at all 6 (60) Solely for babies 1 (10) Solely for children aged <12 years 1 (10) For babies, toddlers, and adults 1 (10) Any patient with a smartphone 1 (10) a GP: general practitioner. b The first COVID-19 wave was defined as the start of the pandemic (March 2020 to May 2020). c At the time of this study (December 2021 to March 2022). d The total response percentage exceeds 100% because multiple responses were allowed. Table 7.3: GPs’a responses to additional insight questions (n=66). (continued)
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