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A questionnaire regarding digital readiness was completed, and a previously taken skin lesion photograph on the patients\u2019 own smartphone was evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Between February 2024 and September 2024, a total of 100 questionnaires were completed, 60 (60%) by participants from the capital region of Denmark and 40 (40%) by participants from an urban area, including 62 (62%) men and 38 (38%) women. The mean age of the recruited patients was 33.9 (SD 19.9) years. A total of 78% (78\/100) of the patients used a desktop computer, laptop, or tablet often or always, and 86% (86\/100) corresponded with the health care system using technology (eg, via email to the general practitioner or contact with hospitals via apps). More than 50% (52\/100, 52%) strongly agreed or agreed with the statement that they would prefer a remote online visit with, for example, upload of skin lesion photographs over a routine in-person office visit. Almost 3 out of 4 patients had a photograph of their AD skin lesion on their smartphone, most (38\/71, 54%) with the sole intention of presenting it to a physician. The photographs were of good quality in 85% (60\/71) of the cases, and most (61\/71, 86%) of the smartphone photographs were assessed to be useful for diagnostic and clinical evaluation. Receiving topical monotherapy was significantly associated with increased risk of having taken a skin lesion smartphone photograph (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =.006).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Patients with AD followed up on in an outpatient clinic often took good-quality photographs of their skin lesions before consultations with the intention of presenting them to the physician.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2196\/72916","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,14]],"date-time":"2025-11-14T20:45:09Z","timestamp":1763153109000},"page":"e72916-e72916","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Assessment of Quality and Utility of Patient-Taken Smartphone Photographs of Atopic Dermatitis: Clinical Survey 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