John de Heide

Smartphone photography by patients in telemedical wound assessment 161 Table 3 Outcomes Questionnaire (N = 32) Smartphone (n = 24) Feature Phone (n = 8) P-value Photos made with aid of another, n (%) 16 (67) 3 (38) .15 Emailed the photos with the phone, n (%) 20 (83) 1 (13) <.01 Degree of difficulty in making photos, n (%) .02 - Very easy 11 (46) 1 (13) - Easy 9 (38) 5 (63) - Neutral 4 (17) - - Difficult - - - Very difficult - 2 (25) Degree of difficulty in sending the photos, n (%) .03 - Very easy 11 (46) 2 (25) - Easy 8 (33) 1 (13) - Neutral 4 (17) - - Difficult - - - Very difficult 1 (4) 3 (38) - Missing data - 2 (25) Technical problems, n (%) 3 (13) 5 (63) <.01 Reported time uploading pictures, min .31 1 10 (42) - 2 3 (13) 2 (25) 3 1 (4) - 5 7 (29) 1 (13) 10 1 (4) - 30 2 (8) - Missing data - 5 (62) Identification of technical problems, n (%) - Could not transfer - 2 (25) - Could not transfer and send 1 (4) 3 (38) - Other technical problems 2 (8) - Considering e-consult with photo as appropriate care, n (%) 21 (88) 6 (75) .40 Preference mode of consult, n (%) .08 - Telephone contact with photograph 17 (71) 3 (38) - Visit hospital without consultation 2 (8) 4 (50) - Only telephone contact 3 (13) 1 (13) - Only send in photograph 1 (4) - - Missing data 1 (4) - Quality O Sufficient O Insufficient Erythema O Clinically relevant O Clinically irrelevant Hematoma O Clinically relevant O Clinically irrelevant Conclusion O Conservative therapy O Clinical assessment mandatory Figure 1. Assessment scheme per case. 9

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