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ArticlePrimary health care research & development2018

Development and preliminary validation of the physician support of skin self-examination scale.

Adina Coroiu, Chelsea Moran, Rosalind Garland, Annett Körner

Open access · bronzeAbstract readValidation Study
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Article in Primary health care research & development, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Adina Coroiu1Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology,McGill University,Montreal,Québec,Canada.
Chelsea Moran1Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology,McGill University,Montreal,Québec,Canada.
Rosalind Garland2Ingram School of Nursing,McGill University,Montréal,Québec,Canada.
Annett Körner1Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology,McGill University,Montreal,Québec,Canada.
McGill University · CA

Funding

Canadian Institute for Health Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Skin self-examination (SSE) is a crucial preventive health behaviour in melanoma survivors, as it facilitates early detection. Physician endorsement of SSE is important for the initiation and maintenance of this behaviour. This study focussed on the preliminary validation of a new nine-item measure assessing physician support of SSE in melanoma patients. English and French versions of this measure were administered to 188 patients diagnosed with melanoma in the context of a longitudinal study investigating predictors and facilitators of SSE. Structural validity was investigated using exploratory factor analysis conducted in Mplus and convergent and divergent validity was assessed using bivariate correlations conducted in spss. Results suggest that the scale is a unidimensional and reliable measure of physician support for SSE. Given the uncertainty regarding the optimal frequency of SSE for at-risk individuals, we recommend that future psychometric evaluations of this scale consider tailoring items according to the most up-to-date research on SSE effectiveness.

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Patient Education as TopicPhysician-Patient RelationsSelf-ExaminationSurvivorsAdultEarly DiagnosisFemaleHealth Services ResearchHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMelanomaNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPsychometricsQuebecSelf Efficacymelanomaphysician support of SSEskin self examination (SSE)

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PMID29037277
PMCPMC6452968
OpenAlexW2766254472

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