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. 2001 May;16(5):302–307. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.00626.x

Table 1.

Provider Attitudes Toward Skin Cancer Early Detection Measures Before and After Basic Skin Cancer Triage (n = 22)

Positive Statements About Early Detection Score Before Intervention* Score After Intervention Mean Change 95% CI P Value
Overall agreement 4.16 4.56 0.4 0.20 to 0.55 <.0001
Total body skin exam (TBSE) is effective 4.30 4.70 0.4 0.15 to 0.61 .002
Patients' appreciate efforts to provide TBSE 3.70 4.10 0.4 0.12 to 0.74 .009
Early detection can improve morbidity and mortality 4.50 4.90 0.4 0.10 to 0.60 .02
*

On a 1-to-5 Likert Scale: 1 = never; 2 = sometimes; 3 = about half; 4 = often; 5 = almost always.