Table 1.
Characteristics of the population (N = 89)
| Variable | Control (n = 45) |
Intervention (n = 44) |
Statistical comparison (n = 85) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Gender | χ2 (1) = 2.19, p = 0.14 | ||
| Male | 19 | 12 | |
| Female | 26 | 32 | |
| Age (years) | χ2 (4) = 5.65, p = 0.23 | ||
| <30 | 3 | 1 | |
| 31–40 | 20 | 17 | |
| 41–50 | 16 | 14 | |
| 51–60 | 6 | 8 | |
| 62+ | 0 | 4 | |
| Race | χ2 (4) = 2.48, p = 0.65 | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 29 | 29 | |
| Black/African American | 1 | 2 | |
| Asian | 14 | 12 | |
| Multiracial | 0 | 1 | |
| Other | 1 | 0 | |
| Ethnicity | χ2 (1) = 4.10, p = 0.04 | ||
| Non-Hispanic | 41 | 44 | |
| Hispanic | 4 | 0 | |
| Certification | |||
| Internal medicine | 40 | 40 | |
| Physician assistant | 5 | 4 | |
| Years in practice | χ2 (6) = 14.34, p = 0.03 | ||
| <5 | 18 | 6 | |
| 5 to 10 | 8 | 11 | |
| 11–15 | 3 | 7 | |
| 16–20 | 11 | 8 | |
| 21–25 | 4 | 4 | |
| 26–30 | 1 | 4 | |
| 31+ | 0 | 4 | |
| Full-time or part-time practice | X2 (1) = 0.90, p = 0.76 | ||
| Full-time | 13 | 14 | |
| Part-time | 32 | 30 | |
| Personal history of melanoma | N/A | ||
| No | 45 | 44 | |
| Family history of melanoma | χ2 (1) = 4.80, p = 0.03 | ||
| No | 38 | 43 | |
| Yes | 7 | 1 | |
| Psychosocial variables | |||
| Patient care | |||
| Importance of knowing difference between melanoma and benign nevi | 8.02 (1.32) | 7.70 (2.01) | t = 0.88, p = 0.38 |
| Confusion about diagnosing | 6.38 (1.71) | 6.05 (2.18) | t = 0.80, p = 0.43 |
| Confident in diagnosis | 3.38 (2.09) | 3.70 (2.04) | t = −0.75, p = 0.46 |
| Priority given to evaluate moles | 4.29 (2.57) | 5.20 (2.39) | t = −1.74, p = 0.09 |
| Likely to check moles | 1.84 (2.58) | 2.57 (2.12) | t = −1.45, p = 0.152 |
| Personal relevance | 0.18 (5.06) | 0.41 (4.86) | t = −0.22, p = 0.83 |
| Willing to learn | 3.24 (2.01) | 3.89 (1.67) | t = −1.63, p = 0.106 |
| Assessment of performance in comparison with other primary care physicians | 0.16 (1.830 | 0.70 (1.86) | t = −1.40, p = 0.165 |