Psychological teleconsultations in patients suffering from chronic skin diseases during the COVID-19 era: a service to improve patients’ quality of life

Marasca, Claudio; Rosa, Anna De; Fabbrocini, Gabriella; Cantelli, Mariateresa; Patrì, Angela; Vastarella, Maria; Gallo, Lucia; Vico, Francesca di; Poggi, Serena; Ruggiero, Angelo

doi:10.1080/09546634.2020.1809625

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“…Characteristics of technologies used for COVID- 19 an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on https://www.jmir.org/, as well as this copyright and license information must be included.…”

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Overview of Technologies Implemented During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review

Abd‐Alrazaq¹,

Hassan²,

Abuelezz³

et al. 2021

J Med Internet Res

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Background Technologies have been extensively implemented to provide health care services for all types of clinical conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. While several reviews have been conducted regarding technologies used during the COVID-19 pandemic, they were limited by focusing either on a specific technology (or features) or proposed rather than implemented technologies. Objective This review aims to provide an overview of technologies, as reported in the literature, implemented during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We conducted a scoping review using PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) Extension for Scoping Reviews. Studies were retrieved by searching 8 electronic databases, checking the reference lists of included studies and relevant reviews (backward reference list checking), and checking studies that cited included studies (forward reference list checking). The search terms were chosen based on the target intervention (ie, technologies) and the target disease (ie, COVID-19). We included English publications that focused on technologies or digital tools implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide health-related services regardless of target health condition, user, or setting. Two reviewers independently assessed the eligibility of studies and extracted data from eligible papers. We used a narrative approach to synthesize extracted data. Results Of 7374 retrieved papers, 126 were deemed eligible. Telemedicine was the most common type of technology (107/126, 84.9%) implemented in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the most common mode of telemedicine was synchronous (100/108, 92.6%). The most common purpose of the technologies was providing consultation (75/126, 59.5%), followed by following up with patients (45/126, 35.7%), and monitoring their health status (22/126, 17.4%). Zoom (22/126, 17.5%) and WhatsApp (12/126, 9.5%) were the most commonly used videoconferencing and social media platforms, respectively. Both health care professionals and health consumers were the most common target users (103/126, 81.7%). The health condition most frequently targeted was COVID-19 (38/126, 30.2%), followed by any physical health conditions (21/126, 16.7%), and mental health conditions (13/126, 10.3%). Technologies were web-based in 84.1% of the studies (106/126). Technologies could be used through 11 modes, and the most common were mobile apps (86/126, 68.3%), desktop apps (73/126, 57.9%), telephone calls (49/126, 38.9%), and websites (45/126, 35.7%). Conclusions Technologies played a crucial role in mitigating the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. We did not find papers describing the implementation of other technologies (eg, contact-tracing apps, drones, blockchain) during the first wave. Furthermore, technologies in this review were used for other purposes (eg, drugs and vaccines discovery, social distancing, and immunity passport). Future research on studies on these technologies and purposes is recommended, and further reviews are required to investigate technologies implemented in subsequent waves of the pandemic.

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Overview of Technologies Implemented During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review

Abd‐Alrazaq¹,

Hassan²,

Abuelezz³

et al. 2021

J Med Internet Res

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“…Acne and hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) are chronic, inflammatory, and often debilitant skin conditions, strongly affecting the quality of life of patients, and requiring targeted therapies and continuous follow-up [ 36 , 37 , 38 ].…”

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Teledermatology and Inflammatory Skin Conditions during COVID-19 Era: New Perspectives and Applications

Marasca

Annunziata

Camela

et al. 2022

JCM

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Background: The most frequent inflammatory skin diseases are psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, and acne. Their management is challenging for dermatologists since their relapsing chronic clinical course is associated with a great impact on quality of life. Nevertheless, the recent introduction of novel therapies, such as biological drugs and small molecules has been changing the history of these diseases. Methods: A systematic review of the scientific literature of case reports, case series, epidemiological studies, reviews, and systematic reviews regarding teledermatology and inflammatory skin disease. Studies were identified, screened, and extracted for relevant data following the PRISMA (preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses) guidelines. Results: A total of 69 cases articles were included in the review. Conclusions: As we have shown in the review, several experiences of teledermatology for patients affected by inflammatory skin diseases have been demonstrated to increase due to clinical access to hospital and specialized health care services, allowing better access to specialized dermatology care for people living in remote areas, and saving costs and money with health care.

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“…The solution might be extensive use of telemedicine. [44][45][46] Tele-dermatology services use phone calls, video consultations and even the use of popular phone applications like WhatsApp. For many patients with acute or chronic skin conditions it was the only way to obtain a dermatologist's advice.…”

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Cutaneous Eruptions in the Course of COVID-19 Among Geriatric Patients in a Nursing Home in Poland

Rybak-d'Obyrn¹,

Placek²,

Owczarczyk‐Saczonek³

et al. 2022

CCID

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Purpose The aim of this study was to assess the incidence and characteristics of COVID-19 cutaneous manifestations among geriatric patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Patients and Methods Sixty-four nursing home residents in Dobre Miasto, Poland (mean age: 79 years) infected with SARS-CoV-2 were monitored for skin lesions during the epidemic outbreak in 2020. Only five of them presented COVID-19 dermatological manifestation: vesicular (4 cases) and erythematous (1 case) skin lesions, which appeared after the remaining symptoms of the disease had resolved. Results The average time between COVID-19 onset and cutaneous manifestation was 22 days. Skin lesions persisted in five cases 112, 17, 21,19 and 27 days, respectively, and were often accompanied by pruritus and neuropathic pain. Conclusion Skin manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection might be misdiagnosed or overlooked, particularly among elderly patients with chronic diseases. The recognition of skin lesions due to COVID-19 might improve patients’ quality of life by reducing the intensity of symptoms such as pruritus or neuropathic pain.

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Psychological teleconsultations in patients suffering from chronic skin diseases during the COVID-19 era: a service to improve patients’ quality of life

Cited by 11 publications

References 10 publications

Overview of Technologies Implemented During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review

Overview of Technologies Implemented During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review

Teledermatology and Inflammatory Skin Conditions during COVID-19 Era: New Perspectives and Applications

Cutaneous Eruptions in the Course of COVID-19 Among Geriatric Patients in a Nursing Home in Poland

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