availability of patient clinical data. Some studies limited it to the age, sex, location and duration of a lesion (eg. Piccolo 1999, 2000); or did not elaborate on the content of the patient clinical data; and other studies created a standardized form to be included in the package transmitted for the teledermatology assessment (Warshaw, 2009a,b; Senel, 2013). In one study, the clinical history was collected, but was not made available to the teledermatologist (Braun, 2000). Table 39 Selected characteristics of studies assessing diagnostic concordance of SAF teledermatology Study Sample Population Skin Who Quality of Patient size of made the images data images recording (% format rejected) Skin lesions Piccolo 1999 66 patients no yes Not Not Basic referred to skin reported reported clinical data lesions dermatology lesions sex, age, department site of and lesion Bowns 2006 230 patients patients no yes Clinical Not a one page referred to reported patients proforma; dermatology of department symptoms, skin signs and conditions initial diagnosis and treatment by the GP. Oakley 2006 48 patients skin no yes Medical Not referred to lesions student reported lesions dermatology patient and department lesion history collected by medical student Mahendran 163 patients lesions yes yes yes 24/163 relevant 2005 referred to (15%) past history dermatology of skin department cancer. Barnard 2000 25 patients yes Not Not patient’s referred to cancer, reported reported age, lesions dermatology benign lesions gender, department tumour; location, duration and symptoms of the skin
availability of patient clinical data. Some studies limited it to the age, sex, location and duration of a lesion (eg. Piccolo 1999, 2000); or did not elaborate on the content of the patient clinical data; and other studies created a standardized form to be included in the package transmitted for the teledermatology assessment (Warshaw, 2009a,b; Senel, 2013). In one study, the clinical history was collected, but was not made available to the teledermatologist (Braun, 2000). Table 39 Selected characteristics of studies assessing diagnostic concordance of SAF teledermatology Study Sample size Population Skin of Who made the images Quality of images (% rejected) Patient data recording format Skin lesions Piccolo 1999 66 lesions patients referred to dermatology department skin lesions and no yes Not reported Not reported Basic clinical data sex, age, site of lesion Bowns 2006 230 patients patients referred to dermatology department patients of skin conditions no yes Clinical Not reported a one page proforma; symptoms, signs and initial diagnosis and treatment by the GP. Oakley 2006 48 lesions patients referred to dermatology department skin lesions no yes Medical student Not reported patient and lesion history collected by medical student Mahendran 2005 163 patients referred to dermatology department lesions of skin cancer. yes yes yes 24/163 (15%) relevant past history Barnard 2000 25 lesions patients referred to dermatology department cancer, benign tumour; lesions yes Not reported Not reported patient’s age, gender, location, duration and symptoms of the skin
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