Melanoma — Teaching Skin Self -Examination to Melanoma Patients and Their Skin Check Partners
Citation(s)
Hultgren BA, Turrisi R, Mallett KA, Ackerman S, Robinson JK Influence of Quality of Relationship Between Patient With Melanoma and Partner on Partner-Assisted Skin Examination Education: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Dermatol. 2016 Feb;152(2):184-90. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.2819.
Robinson JK, Abou-El-Seoud D, Reavy R, Turrisi R, Mallett KA Persistence of partner-assisted skin self-examination supported by 'being in this together': a randomized trial. Br J Dermatol. 2020 Sep;183(3):571-573. doi: 10.1111/bjd.19048. Epub 2020 Apr 23.
Robinson JK, Hultgren B, Mallett K, Turrisi R Self-confidence and Embarrassment About Partner-Assisted Skin Self-examination for Melanoma. JAMA Dermatol. 2017 Mar 1;153(3):342-344. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.4776.
Robinson JK, Reavy R, Mallett KA, Turrisi R Remote partner assisted skin self-examination skills training of melanoma survivors and their partners. Australas J Dermatol. 2019 Feb;60(1):e80-e82. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12877. Epub 2018 Jul 10.
Robinson JK, Reavy R, Mallett KA, Turrisi R Remote skin self-examination training of melanoma survivors and their skin check partners: A randomized trial and comparison with in-person training. Cancer Med. 2020 Oct;9(19):7301-7309. doi: 10.1002/cam4.3299. Epub 2020 Aug 6.
Robinson JK, Stapleton J, Turrisi R Relationship and partner moderator variables increase self-efficacy of performing skin self-examination. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 May;58(5):755-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.12.027. Epub 2008 Feb 6.
Robinson JK, Wayne JD, Martini MC, Hultgren BA, Mallett KA, Turrisi R Early Detection of New Melanomas by Patients With Melanoma and Their Partners Using a Structured Skin Self-examination Skills Training Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Dermatol. 2016 Sep 1;152(9):979-85. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.1985.
Robinson JK Frequency of 'regular' skin checks by dermatologists for melanoma survivors. Br J Dermatol. 2020 May;182(5):1081. doi: 10.1111/bjd.18626. Epub 2019 Nov 27.
Robinson JK Skin check partner assistance for melanoma skin self-examination by at-risk patients: it takes two to identify melanomas. Future Oncol. 2020 Jun;16(16):1065-1068. doi: 10.2217/fon-2020-0265. Epub 2020 Apr 15.
Stapleton JL, Turrisi R, Mallett KA, Robinson JK Correspondence between pigmented lesions identified by melanoma patients trained to perform partner-assisted skin self-examination and dermatological examination. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2015 Aug;24(8):1247-53. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-0218. Epub 2015 Jun 10.
A Comparison of Interventions to Teach Patients Skin Self-examination
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