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. 1998 Jul;88(7):1096–1099. doi: 10.2105/ajph.88.7.1096

Promoting skin cancer prevention counseling by pharmacists.

J A Mayer 1, L Eckhardt 1, B M Stepanski 1, J F Sallis 1, J P Elder 1, D J Slymen 1, L Creech 1, G Graf 1, R C Palmer 1, C Rosenberg 1, S T Souvignier 1
PMCID: PMC1508276  PMID: 9663162

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the effects of an intervention on rates of skin cancer prevention counseling by pharmacists. METHODS: Fifty-four pharmacies were randomly assigned to intervention or control conditions. Intervention consisted of training, feedback, and prompts. Counseling rates before and after the intervention were obtained from study confederates. RESULTS: At pretest, the proportions of control and intervention sites providing counseling at least once were 7.4% and 0%, respectively (NS). At posttest, these proportions were 3.7% and 66.7%, respectively (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: The results indicated that the intervention was successful and that pharmacists can play an important role in educating the public about skin cancer prevention strategies.

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