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Predictors of skin self-examination before and after a melanoma diagnosis: the role of medical advice and patient’s level of education

Körner, Annett - Nama Orang; Adina Coroiu - Nama Orang; Claudia Martins - Nama Orang; Beatrice Wang - Nama Orang;

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Background:Cutaneous melanoma is the fastest growing tumor of the skin and the median life span of patients with advanced disease is less than a year. Melanoma-related mortality can be reduced through early detection via clinical skin exams and patient self-examination. Despite the potential to reducing the medical burden associated with clinical skin exams, systematic and regular skin self-examinations (SSE) are rarely performed. The current study examined psychosocial predictors of SSE and changes in SSE behavior from pre- to post-diagnosis in order to guide future melanoma prevention initiatives.
Findings:A consecutive sample of 47 melanoma survivors was drawn from a tertiary care clinic. Most melanomas had been detected by patients, spouses and other laypersons. Higher education was related to more frequent SSE at pre-diagnosis, more thorough SSE at post-diagnosis, and more frequent reports of having been advised to perform SSE at post-diagnosis. SSE behaviors increased significantly from pre- to post-diagnosis.
Conclusions:These findings suggest that different patient subgroups display varied knowledge base, readiness for change, and receptiveness for medical advice. Thus, interventions seeking to enhance skin self-exam practice may be most effective when the individual’s psychosocial characteristics are taken into account.
Keywords:Melanoma, Skin self-exam, Medical advice, Education level

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Penerbit: Canada : Springer., 2013
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Bahasa: English
ISBN/ISSN: doi:10.1186/1755-768
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Edisi: International Archives of Medicine2013,6:8
Subjek: Medicine
skin self-examination
melanoma
medical advice
level of education
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