Table 3.
Differences in proportion of dermatology related diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in 2019 for users of the mHealth app (n = 18,960) and a matched cohort (n = 56,880).
| Matched controls (n = 15,404 claims) | mHealth-users (n = 8287 claims) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care | |||
| Biopsy or Excision at GP | |||
| Percentage, % (n) | 12.99 (1913) | 17.91 (1424) | p < 0.001 |
| No of claims per 1000 persons | 33.63 | 75.11 | Δ 41.47 |
| Teledermatology at GP | |||
| Percentage, % (n) | 0.89 (131) | 1.25 (99) | p = 0.017 |
| No of claims per 1000 persons | 2.30 | 5.22 | Δ 2.92 |
| Secondary care | |||
| Mohs surgery | |||
| Percentage, % (n) | 0.65 (95) | 0.47 (37) | p = 0.117 |
| No of claims per 1000 persons | 1.67 | 1.95 | Δ 0.28 |
| Excision in hospital setting, benign lesions | |||
| Percentage, % (n) | 1.87 (276) | 4.67 (371) | p < 0.001 |
| No of claims per 1000 persons | 4.85 | 19.57 | Δ 14.72 |
| Excision in hospital setting, (pre)malign lesions | |||
| Percentage, % (n) | 7.67 (1129) | 8.31 (661) | p = 0.108 |
| No of claims per 1000 persons | 19.85 | 34.86 | Δ 15.01 |
Biopsies or excisions performed in primary care are done by the general practitioner. The described excisions in a hospital setting were done by a dermatologist. Values are presented as a percentage of claims per group compared to the absolute amount of claims in the year, or absolute number of claims per 1000 persons. P-values are the difference in proportion of claims calculated using a two proportions z-test. Delta is the absolute difference in number of claims per 1000 persons.
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