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Sun protection in Iranian kidney transplant recipients: knowledge, attitude and practice
- Source :
- Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 21:754-757
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2007.
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Abstract
- Background Kidney transplant recipients (KTR) are at increased risk of developing skin cancer. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practices of KTRs regarding skin cancer after transplantation and to identify the role of education in motivating these patients to practice sun-protective behaviours. Methods Two hundred and fifty KTRs in a referral hospital were interviewed using a questionnaire. All patients received a skin cancer information booklet after completion of the questionnaire. Six months later, these patients were invited and interviewed again about their skin cancer-prevention practices. Results The patients consisted of 153 men and 97 women patients with a mean age of 35.9 ± 14.2 years and mean of 49.7 ± 53.1 months after their transplantation. A total of 102 patients (40.8%) mentioned receiving skin care advice after transplantation. Nonetheless, the majority of patients did not have appropriate skin cancer-prevention practices. Patients who had received advice on skin care after transplantation were significantly more likely to do skin self-examination (chi-squared test; P
- Subjects :
- Male
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
medicine.medical_specialty
Skin Neoplasms
Referral
Sun protection
Sunburn
Dermatology
Iran
Kidney transplant
Statistics, Nonparametric
Interviews as Topic
Patient Education as Topic
Nursing
Surveys and Questionnaires
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Chi-Square Distribution
integumentary system
Health professionals
business.industry
Cancer
Middle Aged
Skin Care
medicine.disease
Kidney Transplantation
Transplantation
Infectious Diseases
Increased risk
Female
Skin cancer
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14683083 and 09269959
- Volume :
- 21
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....19a66cbb3629bcd920d524dac4e4f51d