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  • Evaluation of a skin self-examination programme: A four-stage recursive model

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    Rowell, D
    Nguyen, KH
    Baade, P
    Janda, M
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    Baade, Peter D.
    Nguyen, Kim-Huong
    Year published
    2017
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    Background: Effective skin self-examination can enable early diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer, which otherwise could result in significant morbidity and mortality. We compare the effects of watching a DVD and reading printed materials on self skin examination. Methods: Longitudinal data from the Randomized Skin Awareness Trial were analysed (n=984). The control group were provided with written materials describing how to conduct effective skin self-examination. The intervention group received additional instruction from a DVD. It was hypothesized that self skin examination may be confounded by unobserved variables. A ...
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    Background: Effective skin self-examination can enable early diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer, which otherwise could result in significant morbidity and mortality. We compare the effects of watching a DVD and reading printed materials on self skin examination. Methods: Longitudinal data from the Randomized Skin Awareness Trial were analysed (n=984). The control group were provided with written materials describing how to conduct effective skin self-examination. The intervention group received additional instruction from a DVD. It was hypothesized that self skin examination may be confounded by unobserved variables. A recursive model was specified to control for this potential source of bias. Results: At six months only watching the DVD had a statistically significant effect on diagnosed skin cancer. By 12 months both interventions were statistically significant; reading the printed materials was 63% as effective as watching the DVD. Conclusion: Watching a DVD was associated with the largest increase in diagnosed skin cancer. However, reading written materials was also associated with an increase in diagnosed skin cancer. Both visual and written communication should be considered when designing an effective skin self-examination programme.
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    Journal Title
    Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
    Volume
    18
    Issue
    4
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.22034/APJCP.2017.18.4.1063
    Copyright Statement
    © The Author(s) 2017. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. For information about this journal please refer to the journal’s website or contact the author[s].
    Subject
    Clinical sciences
    Oncology and carcinogenesis
    Oncology and carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
    Health services and systems
    Public health
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/341213
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