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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 Apr 11;58(6):1006–1012. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.03.008

Table 3.

Associations of intervention components with demographics and TSSE predictors % respondents in each response category unless otherwise specified

Did you watch
the video?
Did you find
the health educator
helpful?*
Did you read
the follow up letters?
Did you use
the hand mirror?
Did you use
the shower card?
Did you use
the refrigerator
magnet?
Did you use
the ACS Brochure?
Did you use
the sample photos?

No Yes P No Yes P No Yes P No Yes P No Yes P No Yes P No Yes P No Yes P

Education n 108 214 .8 46 334 .03 62 257 .5 55 327 .133 258 110 .5 247 127 .7 133 240 .2 97 278 .6
  Less hs 7 9 0 6 10 5 2 6 5 7 5 6 5 5 4 6
  Hs grad 22 27 17 27 26 25 25 26 25 25 27 23 33 23 30 24
  After hs 29 26 24 28 26 30 20 30 27 31 27 32 26 30 29 28
  College 42 38 59 38 39 40 53 38 43 36 42 39 36 42 37 42
Age n 108 214 .036 46 334 62 257 55 327 258 110 247 127 133 240 97 278
  Mean age 5.8 54.3 52.1 55.1 .16 53.8 54.7 .9 53.1 55.1 .3 53.6 56.6 .06 54.7 54.7 1 52.8 55.9 .047 54.1 54.9 .6
Gender n 108 214 .8 46 334 .7 62 257 .5 55 327 .098 258 110 .03 247 127 .023 133 240 .2 97 278 .8
  Male 47 46 43 47 48 43 56 44 50 37 50 38 50 44 47 46
  Female 53 54 57 53 52 57 44 56 50 63 50 62 50 56 53 54
Perceived risk n 104 207 .9 46 326 .037 59 254 .3 54 320 1 253 107 .2 241 125 .3 127 238 .059 97 270 .2
  Very High 6 6 7 6 3 7 7 6 7 5 7 6 4 8 9 6
  High 13 12 20 12 20 12 13 13 12 13 12 14 7 15 16 11
  Moderate 45 43 59 43 37 46 46 45 43 47 42 50 47 45 37 49
  Low 24 24 9 23 24 21 19 22 21 27 22 22 26 19 22 22
  Very Low 12 15 7 15 15 15 15 14 17 8 17 9 15 13 15 13
Estimated risk n 107 213 .6 43 332 .9 62 254 .7 55 322 .4 254 109 1 242 127 .9 131 237 .3 95 275 .091
  High 22 26 23 24 19 24 22 25 25 24 24 26 21 26 33 21
  Moderate 32 32 30 33 35 33 27 34 32 32 33 32 31 35 29 34
  Low 47 42 47 42 45 43 51 41 43 44 43 42 48 39 38 44
Dr advice n 104 211 1 46 326 .049 61 251 .9 54 320 .6 255 108 .2 240 126 .082 131 235 .3 93 274 .6
  No 65 65 80 66 67 68 64 68 70 64 71 62 71 66 70 67
  Yes 35 35 20 34 33 32 35 32 30 36 29 38 29 34 30 33
Wall Mirror n 108 214 .062 46 334 .8 62 257 .8 55 327 .6 258 110 .8 247 127 .19 133 240 .8 97 278 .3
  No 28 19 20 21 21 20 24 20 21 23 19 24 22 20 25 20
  Yes 72 81 80 79 79 80 76 80 79 77 81 76 78 80 75 80
Partner n 108 214 .3 46 334 .2 62 257 .4 55 327 .3 258 110 .7 247 127 .6 133 240 .7 97 278 .4
  No 10 14 11 18 21 17 22 17 16 17 16 18 16 18 20 16
  Yes 90 86 89 82 79 83 78 83 84 83 84 82 84 83 80 84

Table Notes: less hs=less than high school; Hs grad=high school graduate; after hs=Some after high school; College=college graduate

Dr advice=Received physician advice to perform skin self-exam; Wall Mirror=Availability of a wall mirror; Partner=Availability of a partner

*

No=Not very or not helpful; Yes=Very helpful/helpful