Melanoma Skin Self-Examination Education During Mammography: Health Burden of Women Impairs Implementation.

ABSTRACT: Identification of barriers to seeking health care for a concerning mole found during skin self-examination (SSE) by women educated during screening mammography. In this sequential mixed methods research, interviews with women who found a concerning mole and did not have health-care follow-up were analyzed and a survey was created. One year after SSE education, barriers to having health care for a self-identified concerning mole were assessed. The electronic medical records for all participants, who received education, were reviewed to ascertain who received health care related to a concerning mole or a screening mammogram. Among the 280 women who performed SSE, 85 found a concerning mole. Nine months later 51 women did not receive health care for the mole. Barriers were the burden of other

SUBMITTER: Robinson JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7483150 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature