skip to main content
Guest
My Research
My Account
Sign out
Sign in
This feature requires javascript
Library Search
Find Databases
Browse Search
E-Journals A-Z
E-Books A-Z
Citation Linker
Help
Language:
English
Vietnamese
This feature required javascript
This feature requires javascript
Primo Search
All Library Resources
All
Course Materials
Course Materials
Search For:
Clear Search Box
Search in:
All Library Resources
Or hit Enter to replace search target
Or select another collection:
Search in:
All Library Resources
Search in:
Print Resources
Search in:
Digital Resources
Search in:
Online E-Resources
Advanced Search
Browse Search
This feature requires javascript
Search Limited to:
Search Limited to:
Resource type
criteria input
All items
Books
Articles
Images
Audio Visual
Maps
Graduate theses
Show Results with:
criteria input
that contain my query words
with my exact phrase
starts with
Show Results with:
Search type Index
criteria input
anywhere in the record
in the title
as author/creator
in subject
Full Text
ISBN
ISSN
TOC
Keyword
Field
Show Results with:
in the title
Show Results with:
anywhere in the record
in the title
as author/creator
in subject
Full Text
ISBN
ISSN
TOC
Keyword
Field
This feature requires javascript
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Dermatology Outpatient Clinic of Aydın Adnan Menderes University Hospital
Türkderm, 2023-10, Vol.57 (3), p.119-126
[Peer Reviewed Journal]
ISSN: 1019-214X ;EISSN: 2651-5164 ;DOI: 10.4274/turkderm.galenos.2023.30676
Full text available
Citations
Cited by
View Online
Details
Recommendations
Reviews
Times Cited
External Links
This feature requires javascript
Actions
Add to My Research
Remove from My Research
E-mail
Print
Permalink
Citation
EasyBib
EndNote
RefWorks
Delicious
Export RIS
Export BibTeX
This feature requires javascript
Title:
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Dermatology Outpatient Clinic of Aydın Adnan Menderes University Hospital
Author:
Topyıldız, Hilal
;
Şavk, Ekin
;
Uslu, Meltem
;
Güven, Münevver
Subjects:
covid-19
;
dermatology
;
pandemic
Is Part Of:
Türkderm, 2023-10, Vol.57 (3), p.119-126
Description:
Background and Design: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the entire healthcare system in many ways. In our study, we aimed to determine how the dermatology outpatient profile was affected by the pandemic and the level of pandemic awareness. Materials and Methods: Data of patients seen at our outpatient clinic within the first 60 days prior to declaration of the pandemic in Turkey and 60 days afterward were extracted through the digital hospital database. A questionnaire with 24 questions, 8 specifically about the pandemic, were completed by 123 patients (9.3%) out of the 1,314 patients who applied to our outpatient clinic during the pandemic. Results: A total of 3,202 patients were evaluated. Of these, 1,888 (59%) were examined before and 1,314 (41%) during the pandemic. A 30.4% decrease in the number of patients was observed during the pandemic. There was also a significant increase in the male to female ratio. Psoriasis, bullous diseases, and melanoma diagnoses showed a statistically significant increase in frequency whereas acne, xerosis cutis, and nail diseases were less frequent. Female patients were more frequently affected psychologically by the pandemic (76.1% versus 53.8%) (p=0.017). Duration of dermatological complaints was shorter than 3 months in 44 (35.8%) patients, between 3 to 6 months in 12 (9.8%) and longer than 6 months in 67 (54.5%) patients. Ninety-one (74%) of the patients felt that their reason for seeking an appoinment at the dermatology outpatient clinic was 'urgent'. There was no statistically significant relationship between the patients' opinion of whether their complaints consisted of an emergency and the duration of the skin disease (p=0.830). Conclusion: Our finding that the 'emergency' concept of patients differs from that of medical professionals is striking. In this period of dramatic changes in the healthcare system, such as the pandemic, online technology may be beneficial for better healthcare service.
Publisher:
Galenos Publishing House
Language:
English
Identifier:
ISSN: 1019-214X
EISSN: 2651-5164
DOI: 10.4274/turkderm.galenos.2023.30676
Source:
Open Access: DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
This feature requires javascript
This feature requires javascript
Back to results list
This feature requires javascript
This feature requires javascript
Searching Remote Databases, Please Wait
Searching for
in
scope:(TDTS),scope:(SFX),scope:(TDT),scope:(SEN),primo_central_multiple_fe
Show me what you have so far
This feature requires javascript
This feature requires javascript