Psychoeducational intervention for people at high risk of developing another melanoma: a pilot randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Information and psychological needs have been reported as one of the greatest areas of unmet needs for patients with melanoma. To respond to these needs, we developed the Melanoma Care Intervention, a developed psychoeducational intervention for people at high risk of developing another melanoma comprising of a newly developed melanoma educational booklet and individually tailored telephone support sessions provided by trained psychologists. The purpose of this study was to investigate the acceptability and feasibility of the Melanoma Care Intervention.

Methods

Twenty-four adults (14 men, 10 women, mean age: 58 years, SD: 12.2) at high risk of developing a subsequent primary melanoma were recruited and randomly assigned 1:1 to the intervention (a p

SUBMITTER: Dieng M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5652456 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature