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What promotes skin self-examination?
- Source :
- Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 38(5 Pt 1)
- Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- The American Academy of Dermatology's national program of Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention, developed in response to the rising incidence of invasive melanoma in the United States, has annually produced extensive print, radio, and television coverage about performing skin self-examination (SSE). This study was conducted to determine factors that motivate people to perform SSE. A 1996 telephone survey evaluated performance of SSE for skin cancer and used questions to identify self-perceived. The performance of SSE was directly correlated with the self-perceived risk of the development of melanoma or skin cancer and discussions with physicians or nurses. People were motivated to perform SSE based on their perceived risk and discussions with doctors. Because patients most easily have access to primary care physicians, these physicians must be educated to identify those who are at risk for the development of melanoma. Primary care physicians and nurses should be encouraged to counsel patients about risk levels, the utility of SSE in limiting their risk, and how to perform SSE. To facilitate this process, risk levels for the development of melanoma (defined on the basis of simple and readily ascertained characteristics that help to educate physicians, nurses, and patients) are provided.
- Subjects :
- Gerontology
Adult
Counseling
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Skin Neoplasms
Adolescent
MEDLINE
Dermatology
Health Promotion
Health Services Accessibility
Patient Education as Topic
Risk Factors
medicine
Humans
Mass Media
Health Education
Melanoma
Mass media
Aged
Skin
Motivation
Physician-Patient Relations
Primary Health Care
business.industry
Public health
Incidence (epidemiology)
Communication
Incidence
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Radio
United States
Telephone
Risk perception
Health promotion
Family medicine
Self-Examination
Health education
Female
Television
Skin cancer
business
Family Practice
Nurse-Patient Relations
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01909622
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 5 Pt 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....44efc250bed147b72eba7f6e33e023b3