Comparing Personal Risk, Melanoma Knowledge and Protective Behaviour in People With and Without Melanoma: A Postal Survey to Explore Educational Needs in Northeast Scotland

Murchie, Peter; Iweuke, Franklin Chima

doi:10.1007/s13187-010-0181-z

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“…Our results show slightly poorer knowledge compared with studies from Central and Western Europe. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Regarding risk behaviours, our study shows a relatively low proportion of persons using sunbeds (16.1%), a much lower percentage compared with that reported in a recent meta-analysis including 16 countries (35.7%), 9 but concordant with that reported by the EDIFICE Melanoma survey.…”

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“…Studies regarding these topics were conducted in Western Europe [2][3][4][5][6][7] but no study is available in Central and Eastern Europe. All adult patients (18-64), presenting to an occupational medicine centre for their annual routine check, during the period 1 December 2014 to 28 February 2015 were invited to complete a paper-based questionnaire adapted from a questionnaire used by Murchie et al…”

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Melanoma knowledge, risk factors awareness and skin health behaviours: a populational‐based study in Central Romania

Ungureanu

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Vornicescu

et al. 2015

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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Melanoma knowledge, risk factors awareness and skin health behaviours: a populational‐based study in Central Romania

Ungureanu

Şenilă

Vornicescu

et al. 2015

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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“…The questionnaire used in this study was adapted from a questionnaire used by Murchie and Iweuke to assess melanoma knowledge and protective behaviour (4). Permission was received to adapt and use the questionnaire.…”

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Risk factors for melanoma and skin health behaviour:An analysis on Romanian melanoma patients

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In contrast to Western Europe, in Central and Eastern Europe reports show higher rates of advanced melanoma and lower survival. Our aim was to document and compare melanoma risk factors and skin health behaviour in patients diagnosed with melanoma and people not affected by this disease in a large medical university centre from Romania (Cluj-Napoca). Two hundred and forty-seven melanoma patients followed-up in the Department of Dermatology at the Cluj-Napoca Emergency County Hospital and 956 people not affected by melanoma completed a paper-based questionnaire regarding melanoma risk factors, risk behaviour and self-protecting measures, after giving informed consent. People with melanoma had significantly higher personal risk and protective behaviour, and lower risk behaviour than those not affected. Although our data suggest that melanoma patients are better educated about how to avoid a second primary melanoma, our results are concerning when compared with studies from other countries. The low incidence of self and clinical skin-examination together with the relatively low percentage of participants which would consult a doctor in the case of new/changing mole could be one of the explanations for the late diagnosis of melanoma in the studied population. According to our findings, there is an urgent need for population health campaigns regarding not only primary but also secondary melanoma prevention.

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“…Scores within each domain were then summed to produce four overall scores, personal risk, level of concern, protective behaviour, and melanoma knowledge. The approach used to define the summary scores was intuitive, but grounded in relative effect sizes from epidemiological meta-analyses[ 18 - 24 ]. Because the questionnaire used multiple response items, which varied in the number of responses which people could assign, it would not have been valid to conduct conventional tests of internal consistency.…”

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A questionnaire to measure melanoma risk, knowledge and protective behaviour: Assessing content validity in a convenience sample of Scots and Australians

Gillespie

Watson

Emery

et al. 2011

BMC Med Res Methodol

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BackgroundThe aim of this study was to assess the content validity of a questionnaire to measure melanoma risk, knowledge and protective behaviour in a convenience sample of Scots and Australians. Australia has the highest melanoma incidence worldwide but has developed a culture of skin cancer avoidance with a long history of skin cancer primary prevention campaigns of proven effectiveness. Scotland has lower incidence, but has shown a greater rate of increase between 1985 and 2007. There is an urgent need in Scotland, therefore, to identify those groups at greatest risk and provide them with effective preventative advice.MethodA self-administered postal survey was completed by four groups formed from convenience samples in two geographical locations (Northeast Scotland and Western Australia). In univariate analysis scores on personal risk, level of concern, protective behaviour, and knowledge were compared by nationality, previous skin cancer diagnosis and personally knowing someone with melanoma. Multivariate linear regression analysis modelled the influence of potential predictor variables upon each of the scores.Results540 people completed the questionnaire, 273 Scots (50.6%). 133 (24.6%) Scots and 83 (15.4%) Australians previously had melanoma or non-melanoma skin cancer, whilst 120 (22.2%) Scots and 190 (35.2%) Australians personally knew someone with melanoma. Australians had higher knowledge (p < 0.001), level of concern (p < 0.001) and protective behaviour (p < 0.001) scores than the Scottish. Australian nationality was the strongest independent predictor of a higher knowledge score (p < 0.001), followed by a previous skin cancer diagnosis (p = 0.003), personal knowledge of someone with melanoma (p = 0.011), female gender (p = 0.005) and higher education status (p < 0.001) (R2 = 0.163).ConclusionThe questionnaire detected higher levels of knowledge and skin cancer protective behaviours in Australians than in Scottish people. This was expected and supports the content validity of the questionnaire and its value as a future research tool in the Scottish population.

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Comparing Personal Risk, Melanoma Knowledge and Protective Behaviour in People With and Without Melanoma: A Postal Survey to Explore Educational Needs in Northeast Scotland

Cited by 5 publications

References 20 publications

Melanoma knowledge, risk factors awareness and skin health behaviours: a populational‐based study in Central Romania

Melanoma knowledge, risk factors awareness and skin health behaviours: a populational‐based study in Central Romania

Risk factors for melanoma and skin health behaviour:An analysis on Romanian melanoma patients

A questionnaire to measure melanoma risk, knowledge and protective behaviour: Assessing content validity in a convenience sample of Scots and Australians

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