Assessing individual patients’ knowledge of benign versus malignant skin lesions in the dermatology clinic population
Background:. Skin cancer education targeted to patients’ needs is a goal of practicing dermatologists. Data regarding dermatology patients’ baseline knowledge regarding skin cancer could aid clinicians in tailoring education efforts. Objective:. To help quantify existing patients’ existing visual re...
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| author | Kristin Lee, MD Ngoc Nguyen, MD Meghan Fuzzell, BS Eleanor Tung-Hahn Jeave Reserva, MD Neelam Balasubramanian, BA Rebecca Tung, MD Murad Alam, MD, MBA, MSCI Thomas Stasko, MD |
| author_facet | Kristin Lee, MD Ngoc Nguyen, MD Meghan Fuzzell, BS Eleanor Tung-Hahn Jeave Reserva, MD Neelam Balasubramanian, BA Rebecca Tung, MD Murad Alam, MD, MBA, MSCI Thomas Stasko, MD |
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| description | Background:. Skin cancer education targeted to patients’ needs is a goal of practicing dermatologists. Data regarding dermatology patients’ baseline knowledge regarding skin cancer could aid clinicians in tailoring education efforts.
Objective:. To help quantify existing patients’ existing visual recognition of skin cancer and common benign lesions, with the goal of helping to provide more targeted and meaningful education to patients.
Methods:. Two hundred forty-four adult patients from the dermatology clinics at University of Oklahoma and Loyola University Chicago were surveyed using digital images and questions regarding personal and family history of skin cancer, sun protection practices and sun protection knowledge.
Results:. Of the 244 subjects, 43% percent had a positive personal history of skin cancer, 40% had a positive family history. Scores differed minimally by personal history of skin cancer (p = .37) but differed more markedly by family history of skin cancer (p = .02).
Limitations:. Lack of generalizability to the general public, age range of subjects.
Conclusions:. There are knowledge gaps within the dermatology patient population regarding common benign and malignant skin lesions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f061baee563647f3b1d1801ab3a549e42022-12-22T03:46:19ZengWolters KluwerInternational Journal of Women's Dermatology2352-64752022-10-0183e03210.1097/JW9.0000000000000032202210000-00009Assessing individual patients’ knowledge of benign versus malignant skin lesions in the dermatology clinic populationKristin Lee, MD0Ngoc Nguyen, MD1Meghan Fuzzell, BS2Eleanor Tung-Hahn3Jeave Reserva, MD4Neelam Balasubramanian, BA5Rebecca Tung, MD6Murad Alam, MD, MBA, MSCI7Thomas Stasko, MD8a Division of Dermatology, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinoisb Department of Dermatology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahomac University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, Oklahomaa Division of Dermatology, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinoisa Division of Dermatology, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinoisd Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinoisa Division of Dermatology, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinoise Departments of Dermatology, Otolaryngology and Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinoisb Department of Dermatology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OklahomaBackground:. Skin cancer education targeted to patients’ needs is a goal of practicing dermatologists. Data regarding dermatology patients’ baseline knowledge regarding skin cancer could aid clinicians in tailoring education efforts. Objective:. To help quantify existing patients’ existing visual recognition of skin cancer and common benign lesions, with the goal of helping to provide more targeted and meaningful education to patients. Methods:. Two hundred forty-four adult patients from the dermatology clinics at University of Oklahoma and Loyola University Chicago were surveyed using digital images and questions regarding personal and family history of skin cancer, sun protection practices and sun protection knowledge. Results:. Of the 244 subjects, 43% percent had a positive personal history of skin cancer, 40% had a positive family history. Scores differed minimally by personal history of skin cancer (p = .37) but differed more markedly by family history of skin cancer (p = .02). Limitations:. Lack of generalizability to the general public, age range of subjects. Conclusions:. There are knowledge gaps within the dermatology patient population regarding common benign and malignant skin lesions.http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/JW9.0000000000000032 |
| spellingShingle | Kristin Lee, MD Ngoc Nguyen, MD Meghan Fuzzell, BS Eleanor Tung-Hahn Jeave Reserva, MD Neelam Balasubramanian, BA Rebecca Tung, MD Murad Alam, MD, MBA, MSCI Thomas Stasko, MD Assessing individual patients’ knowledge of benign versus malignant skin lesions in the dermatology clinic population International Journal of Women's Dermatology |
| title | Assessing individual patients’ knowledge of benign versus malignant skin lesions in the dermatology clinic population |
| title_full | Assessing individual patients’ knowledge of benign versus malignant skin lesions in the dermatology clinic population |
| title_fullStr | Assessing individual patients’ knowledge of benign versus malignant skin lesions in the dermatology clinic population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing individual patients’ knowledge of benign versus malignant skin lesions in the dermatology clinic population |
| title_short | Assessing individual patients’ knowledge of benign versus malignant skin lesions in the dermatology clinic population |
| title_sort | assessing individual patients knowledge of benign versus malignant skin lesions in the dermatology clinic population |
| url | http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/JW9.0000000000000032 |
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