Perception of Tele-dermatology Consultation among Social Media Users
Introduction: Tele-dermatology is significant for faster delivery of health care particularly in geographically isolated areas. Objectives: To know the perceptions of tele-dermatology consultation among social media users in terms of impact, their willingness to pay for the consultation and the b...
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Introduction: Tele-dermatology is significant for faster delivery of health care particularly in geographically isolated areas.
Objectives: To know the perceptions of tele-dermatology consultation among social media users in terms of impact, their willingness to pay for the consultation and the barrier they may have during the consultation.
Materials and Methods: An exploratory cross-sectional study was done on 360 social media users online regarding impact (time and cost), willingness to pay and the barriers of tele-dermatology consultation by using the questionnaire.
Results: Participants believed the services to be time saving (91.7%) and cost effective (89.2%). Majority (70.3%) were willing to pay for services and 30.8% agreed NRs.400 fee and 37.2% agreed NRs.200 fee. Those willing to pay less than NRs 200 felt “services not being 100% reliable (59.3%), OPD price being cheaper (48.1%), saving doctor’s time too (38.3%), Wi-Fi and mobile data also cost (22.2%) and transportation fee could not be accounted to the doctor’s fee (13.6%)”. While participants not willing to pay any money responded as the services not being 100% reliable (60.7%) and preferred to visit OPD for consultation (47.7%) if paying the price. The barrier in using tele-dermatology were dissimilarity from face-to-face interaction, poor networking in rural area, unavailability of physical examination, low camera quality leading to misdiagnosis and not convenient for multiple lesions.
Conclusion: The impact of tele-dermatology in terms of cost and time is appreciable. However, for better service implementation the barriers of the participants, needs to be evaluated
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| spelling | doaj-art-3fc1ba34da4b46ca8fb089e01b1c77e62025-08-23T10:03:54ZengSociety of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists of Nepal (SODVELON)Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology2091-02312091-167X2022-09-0120210.3126/njdvl.v20i2.46816Perception of Tele-dermatology Consultation among Social Media UsersSishir Poudel0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5489-2142Sushan Pokharel1Sudha Agrawal2Suchana Marahatta3B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, NepalB.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, NepalB.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, NepalB.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal Introduction: Tele-dermatology is significant for faster delivery of health care particularly in geographically isolated areas. Objectives: To know the perceptions of tele-dermatology consultation among social media users in terms of impact, their willingness to pay for the consultation and the barrier they may have during the consultation. Materials and Methods: An exploratory cross-sectional study was done on 360 social media users online regarding impact (time and cost), willingness to pay and the barriers of tele-dermatology consultation by using the questionnaire. Results: Participants believed the services to be time saving (91.7%) and cost effective (89.2%). Majority (70.3%) were willing to pay for services and 30.8% agreed NRs.400 fee and 37.2% agreed NRs.200 fee. Those willing to pay less than NRs 200 felt “services not being 100% reliable (59.3%), OPD price being cheaper (48.1%), saving doctor’s time too (38.3%), Wi-Fi and mobile data also cost (22.2%) and transportation fee could not be accounted to the doctor’s fee (13.6%)”. While participants not willing to pay any money responded as the services not being 100% reliable (60.7%) and preferred to visit OPD for consultation (47.7%) if paying the price. The barrier in using tele-dermatology were dissimilarity from face-to-face interaction, poor networking in rural area, unavailability of physical examination, low camera quality leading to misdiagnosis and not convenient for multiple lesions. Conclusion: The impact of tele-dermatology in terms of cost and time is appreciable. However, for better service implementation the barriers of the participants, needs to be evaluated https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/NJDVL/article/view/46816DermatologistPerceptionTele-medicine |
| spellingShingle | Sishir Poudel Sushan Pokharel Sudha Agrawal Suchana Marahatta Perception of Tele-dermatology Consultation among Social Media Users Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology Dermatologist Perception Tele-medicine |
| title | Perception of Tele-dermatology Consultation among Social Media Users |
| title_full | Perception of Tele-dermatology Consultation among Social Media Users |
| title_fullStr | Perception of Tele-dermatology Consultation among Social Media Users |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perception of Tele-dermatology Consultation among Social Media Users |
| title_short | Perception of Tele-dermatology Consultation among Social Media Users |
| title_sort | perception of tele dermatology consultation among social media users |
| topic | Dermatologist Perception Tele-medicine |
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