A Multimodal Skin Cancer Prevention Program for Heart Transplant Patients
| Autor: | Elizabeth Palermo, Lisa Norsen, John Martens, Anna Sorensen, Leway Chen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Skin Neoplasms medicine.medical_treatment education 030232 urology & nephrology Early detection Pilot Projects 030230 surgery Immunocompromised Host 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Patient Education as Topic Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Internal medicine medicine Humans Health Education Aged Transplantation business.industry Immunosuppression Middle Aged medicine.disease Transplant Recipients Skin Cancer Prevention Heart Transplantation Female Transplant patient Skin cancer business |
| Zdroj: | Progress in Transplantation. 28:263-266 |
| ISSN: | 2164-6708 1526-9248 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1526924818781561 |
| Popis: | Background: Immunosuppressant medications are essential for long-term survival following transplantation but increase the risk of developing skin cancer. Prevention and early detection of skin cancer requires screening and sun protection behaviors that can be achieved with patient education. Problem Statement: Our method for educating post heart transplant patients regarding skin cancer was inconsistent and was not effective. The aim of this project was to develop and integrate a multimodal skin cancer education program to increase knowledge and protective behaviors for heart transplant recipients. Methods: Twenty-five post heart transplant patients who were scheduled to be seen for routine posttransplant care at a single-center transplant center between October 26, 2016, and November 15, 2016, took part in a multimodal skin cancer education program. Results: There was a significant increase in knowledge between pretest and posttest 1 ( P Process Addressed: The feasibility of and findings from this intervention have led the clinic team to implement this protocol as part of the standard care for all patients. Conclusions: These data suggests that a multimodal intensive skin cancer education program may be effective at increasing knowledge and protective behavior with heart transplant recipients. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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