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. 2021 Sep;42(9):1024–1030. doi: 10.15537/smj.2021.42.9.20210342

Table 2.

- Outpatient versus inpatient teledermatology.

Variables Outpatient Inpatient P-value
TD overall helps patient care 4.12±0.8 3.68±0.95 <0.05
TD helps overall patient care if dermatology is not available 4.29±0.73 4.17±0.72 0.051
TD increases access to dermatologic care 4.15±0.76 3.79±0.9 <0.05
TD increases medical liability 3.86±0.9 3.76±0.84 0.14
TD can be used to triage patients from 3.94±0.85 3.74±0.71 0.016
TD would benefit from a standardized triage algorithm or management approach to provide consistency of care 3.95±0.76 3.87±0.78 0.31

Values are presented as Mean±SD, TD: teledermatology