Does personalized melanoma genomic risk information trigger conversations about skin cancer prevention and skin examination with family, friends and health professionals?

Abstract

Personalized melanoma genomic risk information can prompt risk-appropriate discussions about skin cancer prevention and skin examinations with family and health professionals. Sharing this information with others might increase its impact on melanoma prevention and skin examination behaviours, and this process could be used to encourage healthy behaviour change within families.

Exploring the emotional and behavioural reactions to receiving personalized melanoma genomic risk information: a qualitative study

“…The changes to prevention behaviours described by some participants in this study (including those at low and average risk) suggest that the education and counselling aspect of result disclosure may help to motivate behaviour change. In addition, in the parent trial, most participants’ (79%) risk results were sent (with permission) to their general practitioner, which may enhance its clinical utility …”

“…This was a substudy of a pilot randomized controlled trial (parent study) that examined the feasibility, acceptability and impact of delivering personalized genomic risk of melanoma information to the public . Details of recruitment have been described in detail previously . Briefly, participants were recruited to the parent study from a cancer research database, and were eligible if they were aged 18–69 years, had no personal history of melanoma, were residing in New South Wales (Australia) and spoke English.…”

Six of the best: how excellent qualitative research can contribute to practice

“…Our qualitative reviewers are stringent and rightly so. We aim to publish only the best qualitative work in the BJD – and six papers (Table ) have been selected for the special section . The studies offer insights into some of the intriguing ‘why?’ and ‘how?’ questions in our field.…”

“…Smit et al . 's mixed‐methods study among the general public of the effects of receiving personalized melanoma‐related genomic risk information showed that tailored information could prompt conversations about skin examination and sun protection with family and health professionals . The sequential combination of quantitative and qualitative techniques enabled the questionnaires firstly to investigate ‘what’ conversations were triggered, followed by qualitative interviews to examine ‘why’ (or ‘why not?’).…”

“…We aim to publish only the best qualitative work in the BJDand six papers (Table 1) have been selected for the special section. [5][6][7][8][9][10] The studies offer insights into some of the intriguing 'why?' and 'how?'…”