Need for patient education and better physician-patient communication in melanoma patients: Behaviors and knowledge of melanoma patients

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dc.authoridSarikaya Solak, Sezgi/0000-0002-8572-8249
dc.authorwosidSarikaya Solak, Sezgi/A-4789-2016
dc.contributor.authorSolak, Sezgi Sarikaya
dc.contributor.authorYondem, Haydar
dc.contributor.authorCicin, Irfan
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T11:08:13Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T11:08:13Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground and Design: Melanoma is a serious type of cancer. Patients previously diagnosed with melanoma are at an increased risk of a second melanoma. Therefore, it is important to know and apply preventive measures. This study aimed to examine melanoma patients' behaviors of sun protection and skin self-examination (SSE), knowledge on risk factors, and communication with their physicians about the disease. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted in 65 melanoma patients to assess knowledge of melanoma and sun protection and determine SSE attitudes and patient-physician communication. Results: Sun exposure was a well-known melanoma risk factor (67.7%), but the knowledge level on other risk factors, especially regarding skin, hair, and eye color phenotypes, was low (between, 21.5% and 36.9%). Sunscreen use practice was insufficient (33.8%) and mostly inadequate. The most commonly reported reason for not using sunscreen was not having a habit of sunscreen use (83.7%). Compliance with other sun protection behaviors was variable. Half (50.8%) of the melanoma patients reported that they perform SSE. The most commonly reported reasons for not performing SSE was not knowing its necessity (71.8%). More than one-third (35%) of patients stated that they did not receive information about melanoma from their physicians. Almost all patients who received information from their physicians were informed verbally, and only 4% received written information. Conclusion: Our study highlights the need for a comprehensive education for patients about all aspects of melanoma and strategies to improve patient-physician communication. Barriers to preventive behaviors in melanoma patients may be determined in more detail in larger future studies and the content of education may be planned accordingly.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4274/turkderm.galenos.2020.44538
dc.identifier.endpage33en_US
dc.identifier.issn2717-6398
dc.identifier.issn2651-5164
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85111987228en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage27en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid507140en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4274/turkderm.galenos.2020.44538
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/507140
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/22356
dc.identifier.volume55en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000634891800005en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDeri Zuhrevi Hastaliklar Dernegien_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkderm-Turkish Archives Of Dermatology And Venerologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectMelanomaen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectSun Protectionen_US
dc.subjectSkin Self-Examinationen_US
dc.subjectCommunicationen_US
dc.subjectSkin Self-Examinationen_US
dc.subjectSun-Protectionen_US
dc.subjectCutaneous Melanomaen_US
dc.subjectDiagnosisen_US
dc.subjectRisken_US
dc.subjectInformationen_US
dc.subjectAttitudesen_US
dc.subjectSurvivorsen_US
dc.subjectEfficacyen_US
dc.subjectCohorten_US
dc.titleNeed for patient education and better physician-patient communication in melanoma patients: Behaviors and knowledge of melanoma patientsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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