Table 2.
Appointments made by respondents prior to attending teledermatology clinic.
| Question | Option | Respondents (N, %) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of visits to GP about lesions on my skin, over the last 5 years | Never | 73 (27%) |
| Once or twice | 118 (44%) | |
| A couple of times | 38 (14%) | |
| Several times | 31 (12%) | |
| Quite a lot | 6 (2%) | |
| Number of days since my GP appointment | 2 days | 5 (2%) |
| 5 days | 24 (9%) | |
| 7 days | 42 (16%) | |
| 14 days | 136 (51%) | |
| 28 days | 27 (10%) | |
| More than 28 days | 24 (9%) | |
| The time between seeing the GP and attending the teledermatology clinic was… | Too short | 3 (1%) |
| About right | 224 (84%) | |
| Too long | 20 (7%) | |
| Far too long | 10 (4%) | |
| Number of previous healthcare appointments to assess these lesions | Mean | 1.36 |
| Median | 1 | |
| IQR | 1–1 | |
| Max | 6 |