Acceptability and appropriateness of a risk-tailored organised melanoma screening program: Qualitative interviews with key informants.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In Australia, opportunistic screening (occurring as skin checks) for the early detection of melanoma is common, and overdiagnosis is a recognised concern. Risk-tailored cancer screening is an approach to cancer control that aims to provide personalised screening tailored to individual risk. This study aimed to explore the views of key informants in Australia on the acceptability and appropriateness of risk-tailored organised screening for melanoma, and to identify barriers, facilitators and strategies to inform potential future implementation. Acceptability and appropriateness are crucial, as successful implementation will require a change of practice for clinicians and consumers.

Methods

This was a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews. Key informa

SUBMITTER: Dunlop KLA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10718433 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature