TABLE 1.
Sample Characteristics
| Characteristics | % of total sample | % that have ever used a dermascope | % currently using of those who have ever used |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (N*=695) | |||
| ≤39 (n=177) | 25.5 | 36.7 (n=65) | 35.4 (n=23) |
| 40–49 (n=171) | 24.6 | 21.1 (n=36) | 36.1 (n=13) |
| 50–59 (n=181) | 26.0 | 11.6 (n=21) | 57.1 (n=12) |
| ≥60 (n=166) | 23.9 | 6.6 (n=11) | 81.8 (n=9) |
| Ethnicity (N*=702) | |||
| White (n=548) | 78.1 | 19.0 (n=104) | 42.3 (n=44) |
| Black (n=63) | 9.0 | 22.2 (n=14) | 42.9 (n=6) |
| Hispanic/Latino (n=33) | 4.7 | 12.1 (n=4) | 25.0 (n=1) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander (n=45) | 6.4 | 22.2 (n=10) | 50.0 (n=5) |
| Other (n=13) | 1.9 | 23.1 (n=3) | 66.7 (n=2) |
| Gender (N=705) | |||
| Male (n=412) | 58.4 | 17.5 (n=72) | 48.6 (n=35) |
| Female (n=293) | 41.6 | 21.8 (n=64) | 35.9 (n=23) |
| Degree (N=705) | |||
| D.O. (n=532) | 75.5 | 19.4 (n=103) | 43.7 (n=45) |
| M.D. (n=173) | 24.5 | 19.1 (n=33) | 39.4 (n=13) |
| Location (N*=702) | |||
| Urban (n=201) | 28.6 | 20.9 (n=42) | 52.4 (n=22) |
| Suburban (n=306) | 43.6 | 17.0 (n=52) | 38.5 (n=20) |
| Rural (n=186) | 26.5 | 26.3 (n=49) | 30.6 (n=15) |
| Other (n=9) | 1.3 | 33.3 (n=3) | 33.3 (n=1) |
| Type of Medical Practice (N=705) | |||
| Solo (n=190) | 27.0 | 10.0 (n=19) | 63.2 (n=12) |
| Group (n=272) | 38.6 | 19.9 (n=54) | 42.6 (n=23) |
| Hospital-based (n=72) | 10.2 | 16.7 (n=12) | 33.3 (n=4) |
| Academic medicine (n=68) | 9.2 | 33.8 (n=23) | 43.5 (n=10) |
| Community health center (n=72) | 10.2 | 30.6 (n=22) | 31.8 (n=7) |
| Other (n=31) | 4.4 | 19.4 (n=6) | 33.3 (n=2) |
| Time in direct patient care (N=705) | |||
| ≤25% (n=28) | 4.0 | 17.9 (n=5) | 20.0 (n=1) |
| 26%–50% (n=31) | 4.4 | 25.8 (n=8) | 25.0 (n=2) |
| 51%–75% (n=67) | 9.5 | 29.9 (n=20) | 40.0 (n=8) |
| ≥76% (n=579) | 82.1 | 17.8 (n=103) | 45.6 (n=47) |
| Number of patients/month (N*=695) | |||
| ≤100 (n=115) | 16.5 | 18.3 (n=21) | 14.3 (n=3) |
| 101–200 (n=116) | 16.7 | 25.0 (n=29) | 37.9 (n=11) |
| 201–300 (n=149) | 21.4 | 22.1 (n=33) | 45.5 (n=15) |
| 301–400 (n=161) | 23.2 | 15.5 (n=25) | 36.0 (n=9) |
| ≥401 (n=154) | 22.2 | 16.2 (n=25) | 68.0 (n=17) |
| Number of patients/month with suspicious lesions that might be cancerous (N*=689) | |||
| ≤1.5 (n=84) | 12.2 | 16.7 (n=14) | 21.4 (n=3) |
| 1.51–4.99 (n=135) | 19.6 | 20.0 (n=27) | 29.6 (n=8) |
| 5–9.99 (n=132) | 19.2 | 20.5 (n=27) | 40.7 (n=11) |
| 10–19.99 (n=159) | 23.1 | 18.2 (n=29) | 37.9 (n=11) |
| ≥20 (n=179) | 26.0 | 20.0 (n=35) | 65.7 (n=23) |
| Confidence differentiating benign and malignant skin lesions (N*=702) | |||
| Not confident at all (n=15) | 2.1 | 6.7 (n=1) | (n=0) |
| A little confident (n=132) | 18.8 | 16.7 (n=22) | 18.2 (n=4) |
| Neither confident nor unconfident (n=154) | 21.9 | 13.6 (n=21) | 33.3 (n=7) |
| Confident (n=335) | 47.7 | 20.6 (n=69) | 47.8 (n=33) |
| Very confident (n=66) | 9.4 | 34.8 (n=23) | 60.9 (n=14) |
| Heard of a dermascope (N*=702) | |||
| Yes (n=432) | 61.5 | 31.5 (n=136) | 42.6 (n=58) |
| Read about a dermascope (N*=690) | |||
| Yes (n=210) | 30.4 | 41.0 (n=86) | 52.3 (n=45) |
| Used a dermascope (N*=698) | |||
| Yes (n=136) | 19.5 | – | – |
| Currently use a dermascope (N*=698) | |||
| Yes (n=58) | 8.3 | – | – |
| Intentions to incorporate dermoscopy into clinical practice in 12 months (N*=618) | |||
| Yes (n=393) | 63.6 | 22.6 (n=89) | – |
*
N varies due to missing data