Evaluation of the MoleMateTM training program for assessment of suspicious pigmented lesions in primary care
| Autor: | Helen C. Morris, A T Prevost, Jon Emery, Fiona M Walter, Symon Cotton, Anna Wood, Per N. Hall |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Referral Best practice MEDLINE Health Informatics lcsh:Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics suspicious pigmented lesion law.invention Presenting problem Education Distance primary care Health Information Management Randomized controlled trial law Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans Medical physics Nevus Primary Health Care business.industry Middle Aged Computer Science Applications Surgery Computer-aided diagnosis Spectrophotometry Informatics lcsh:R858-859.7 Education Medical Continuing Female computer-aided diagnosis business Algorithms Software |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 41-50 (2008) |
| ISSN: | 2058-4563 2058-4555 |
| Popis: | Background Pigmented skin lesions or 'moles' are a common presenting problem in general practice consultations: while the majority are benign, a minority are malignant melanomas. The MoleMateTM system is a novel diagnostic toolwhich incorporates spectrophotometric intracutaneous analysis (SIAscopy) within a non-invasive scanning technique and utilises a diagnostic algorithm specifically developed for use in primary care. The MoleMateTM training program is a short, computer- based course developed to train primary care practitioners to operate the MoleMateTM diagnostic tool. Objectives This pre-trial study used mixed methods to assess the effectiveness and acceptability of a computer-based training program CD-ROM, developed to teach primary care practitioners to identify the seven features of suspicious pigmented lesions (SPLs) seen with the MoleMateTM system. Method Twenty-five practitioners worked through the MoleMateTM training program: data on feature recognition and time taken to conduct the assessment of each lesion were collected. Acceptability of the training program and the MoleMateTM system in general was assessed by questionnaire. Results The MoleMateTM training program improved users' feature recognition by 10% (pre-test median 73.8%, pConclusion The MoleMateTM training program is a potentially effective and acceptable informatics tool to teach practitioners to recognise the features of SPLs identified by the MoleMateTM system. It will be used as part of the intervention in a randomised controlled trial to compare the diagnostic accuracy and appropriate referral rates of practitioners using the MoleMateTM system with best practice in primary care. |
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