Table 3 Perceived Utility of the Teleconsultations
| Â | Perceived Utility | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Specialty | Usefulness | Reasons for Usefulness | Reasons for Uselessness |
Cardiology | 95% | reduction of waiting lists, ease use, timeliness of TC, management of emergencies and unnecessary actions, specialists' skills and expertise | problems for acute events that require immediate hospitalisation |
Dermatology | 64% | transportation, waiting lists, avoid unnecessary visits, functional and accurate consultations even though more complex than cardiac TC | too much time for technical-operative problems, difficult clinical evaluation, face-to-face visits often preferred |
Diabetology | 71% | handiness and timeliness of care especially for infrequent emergencies and complicated situations, optimisation of therapy | low tendency of requesting diabetic consultations, face-to-face visits often preferred |