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dc.contributor.authorRowell, D
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, KH
dc.contributor.authorBaade, P
dc.contributor.authorJanda, M
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-03T05:09:35Z
dc.date.available2017-07-03T05:09:35Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn1513-7368
dc.identifier.doi10.22034/APJCP.2017.18.4.1063
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/341213
dc.description.abstractBackground: 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.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAsian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1063
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1067
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAsian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
dc.relation.ispartofvolume18
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOncology and carcinogenesis
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOncology and carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth services and systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3211
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode321199
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.titleEvaluation of a skin self-examination programme: A four-stage recursive model
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.griffith.authorBaade, Peter D.
gro.griffith.authorNguyen, Kim-Huong


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