What is it about?
Mobile teledermoscopy allows consumers to take and send images of skin lesions to a teledermatologist for diagnosis. However, not enough data about technology acceptance are available.
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Why is it important?
While most (87%) participants agreed mobile teledermoscopy would improve their skin self-examination performance nearly half (45%) of participants were unsure, if they had complete trust in the telediagnosis.
Perspectives
Trust in virtual services -- not just in the health arena -- seems to be a major factor.
Professor H. Peter Soyer
University of Queensland
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This page is a summary of: Consumer acceptance of patient-performed mobile teledermoscopy for the early detection of melanoma, British Journal of Dermatology, September 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.14630.
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