[Teledermatology within Dutch nursing homes].

Skin problems are common within the nursing home population and could have a significant impact on quality of life. As a form of long-distance consultation teledermatology offers several potential benefits within this frail population. In this review we discuss several aspects of teledermatology, especially in relation to the nursing home population.

Dermatologic care of institutionalized elderly patients: a survey among dermatologists in the Netherlands.

Background: dermatologists are expected to be increasingly confronted with institutionalized elderly patients, due to the rapidly ageing world population.

Objectives: to determine the proportion of dermatologists visiting patients in nursing homes, together with the reasons for consultation, barriers to perform these visits and diagnostic and treatment patterns.

Materials & Methods: a web-based questionnaire regarding dermatologic care in nursing home patients was developed by a multidisciplinary group of dermatologists, residents and elderly care physicians.

Current Dermatologic Care in Dutch Nursing Homes and Possible Improvements: A Nationwide Survey.

Objectives: To assess the provision and need of dermatologic care among Dutch nursing home patients and to obtain recommendations for improvement.

Design: Cross-sectional nationwide survey.

Setting: All 173 nursing home organizations in the Netherlands.