Geller A C, Halpern A C, Sun T, Oliveria S A, Miller D R, Lew R A, Koh H K
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 1999 Apr;40(4):563-6. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70438-x.
More than 1 million Americans have attended the American Academy of Dermatology's Melanoma/Skin Cancer Screening Programs since 1985. However, there have been no reports of the participants' perceived value, satisfaction, and benefits of skin cancer screening.
We attempted to measure the benefits and subsequent screening practices of persons with presumptive positive screening diagnoses.
A self-administered questionnaire was sent to participants with positive screening diagnoses in Massachusetts.
Of the 643 respondents, 81% rated their satisfaction as high and 84% had similar ratings for the value of the screening. Screenings apparently led to an increase in self-screening (60% before screening compared with 84% after screening).
Although screening appears to have relatively strong benefits, further studies should be conducted nationally.
自1985年以来，超过100万美国人参加了美国皮肤病学会的黑色素瘤/皮肤癌筛查项目。然而，尚无关于参与者对皮肤癌筛查的感知价值、满意度和益处的报告。
我们试图衡量筛查诊断假定为阳性的人群的益处及后续筛查行为。
向马萨诸塞州筛查诊断为阳性的参与者发送了一份自填式问卷。
在643名受访者中，81%将他们的满意度评为高，84%对筛查的价值也有类似评价。筛查显然导致了自我筛查的增加（筛查前为60%，筛查后为84%）。
尽管筛查似乎有相对显著的益处，但应在全国范围内开展进一步研究。
