Table 3.
- Outpatient and inpatient teledermatology by level.
| Items | Mean | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consultant | Specialist | Resident | ||
| Outpatient TD overall helps patient care | 4.26 | 4.04 | 4 | 0.27 |
| Inpatient TD overall helps patient care | 3.73 | 3.69 | 3.61 | 0.85 |
| TD helps overall outpatient care if dermatology is not available | 4.51 | 4.09 | 4.29 | 0.28 |
| TD helps overall inpatient care if dermatology is not available | 4.37 | 4 | 4.05 | 0.048 |
| TD increases access to outpatient dermatologic care | 3.31 | 3.95 | 4.10 | 0.16 |
| TD increases access to inpatient dermatologic care | 3.97 | 3.82 | 3.56 | 0.11 |
| Outpatient TD increases liability | 4.06 | 3.52 | 3.84 | 0.05 |
| Inpatient TD increases liability | 4 | 3.34 | 3.74 | 0.009 |
| Outpatient TD can be used to triage patients from outpatient to inpatient care | 3.97 | 3.95 | 3.89 | 0.91 |
| Inpatient TD can be used to triage patients from inpatient to outpatient care | 3.75 | 3.87 | 3.66 | 0.56 |
| Outpatient TD would benefit from a standardized triage algorithm or management approach to provide consistency of care | 4.11 | 3.91 | 3.79 | 0.16 |
| Inpatient TD would benefit from a standardized triage algorithm or management approach to provide consistency of care | 3.88 | 3.82 | 3.87 | 0.93 |
TD: teledermatology. The mean ranges from 1= strongly disagree to 5= strongly agree.