Självundersökning med hjälp av video bra för melanompatienter. Studie av 44 patienter före och efter operation
Engelsk titel: Self Examination by video good for melanoma patients. Study of 44 patients before and after surgery
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Författare:
Skoog, Peter
;
Stenström, Ulf
Email: ulf.stenstrom@lnu.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 16
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 12067056
Sammanfattning
The present study, involving 44 patients who had undergone an operation for malignant melanoma, had two basic aims. One was to investigate whether those patients, who after the operation received a video entitled ”Self-examination after malignant myeloma” together with oral instructions on how to carry out a thorough skin self-examination (TSSE), performed better on a self-examination test six months after the operation than those who had received only oral instructions regarding it. The second aim was to study the patients’ mood before and six months after the operation. Although all of the patients performed well on the test, those who had received the video performed significantly better, and also exhibited a significant mood change for the better during the study period. The self-examination video appears to be a useful tool in the treatment of this patient group, increasing both their knowledge of TSSE and their well-being.