Clinical Scorecard: Dermatologists Versus AI: Public Trust and Preferences for Facial Skin Assessment
At a Glance
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Detail
Condition
Public perceptions of AI and dermatologist-led facial skin assessment and skincare planning
Key Mechanisms
Cross-sectional survey comparing confidence, trust, comfort, self-consciousness, and privacy and data-security concerns
Target Population
147 English-fluent adults aged 18 years or older recruited through Amazon Mechanical Turk
Care Setting
Survey-based assessment of public attitudes toward AI and dermatologist use in skincare evaluation and management
Key Highlights
Participants reported greater confidence in dermatologists than AI for facial-feature evaluation (mean 4.37 vs. 3.82; P < 0.001).
Trust in dermatologists for developing a skincare management plan was higher than trust in AI (mean 4.46 vs. 3.87; P < 0.001).
Comfort with skin evaluation was comparable between dermatologists and AI (mean 4.19 vs. 4.01; P = 0.124).
AI security concerns were reported by 69% of participants; 66% expressed trust in AI safeguards.
Among the 129 participants who had previously used AI skincare or cosmetic tools, confidence and trust were higher for dermatologists; self-consciousness was lower during dermatologist evaluations than AI evaluations.
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Patient & Prescribing Data
147 adults recruited through Amazon Mechanical Turk; mean age 39 ± 10 years, 59% men and 41% women.
No treatment was administered. The survey assessed preferences and perceptions of AI versus dermatologists for facial skin evaluation and skincare planning.
