General practitioners' perspectives on statutory skin cancer screening-A questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Germany, skin cancer screening (SCS) is available free of charge every two years to all those with statutory health insurance over the age of 35. General Practitioners (GP) can carry out the screening if they have completed an 8-hour training course. GPs play a crucial role in the implementation of SCS and act as gatekeepers between initial patient contact and referral to dermatologists.

Objective

To record how comprehensively GPs carry out SCS in terms of patient information and body examination, as well as to explore GPs opinions on the feasibility of SCS.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted. A questionnaire was sent to GPs with permission to perform SCS in two regions of Germany (Bavaria and Saxony) between August and September 2021. Data w

SUBMITTER: Reinhardt L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11309404 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature