Table 1.
Demographics and Baseline Practices of Survey Respondents (N = 75)
| Sex | |
| Female | 31 (41.3%) |
| Country of practice | |
| Asia | 4/73 (5.5%) |
| Australia | 2/73 (2.7%) |
| Europe | 26/73 (35.6%) |
| North America | 37/73 (50.7%) |
| South America | 4/73 (5.5%) |
| Median years practicing post-residency | 20 yrs |
| Percentage of clinic dedicated to care of high-risk patients | |
| 1%–20% | 11/75 (14.7%) |
| 21%–40% | 17/75 (22.7%) |
| 41%–60% | 16/75 (21.3%) |
| 61%–80% | 10/75 (13.3%) |
| 81%–100% | 21/75 (28%) |
| Time to perform TBSE | |
| 0–10 minutes | 51/75 (68%) |
| 10+ minutes | 24/75 (32%) |
| Time allocated for new visit | |
| 0–20 minutes | 32/74 (43.2%) |
| 21–30 minutes | 27/74 (36.5%) |
| 30+ minutes | 15/74 (20.3%) |
| Time allocated for follow-up visit | |
| 0–20 minutes | 49/73 (67.1%) |
| 21–30 minutes | 17/73 (23.3%) |
| 30+ minutes | 7/73 (9.6%) |
| Do you/office staff ask patients to disrobe including undergarments (ie, underpants and/or bra)? | |
| Always | 44/75 (58.7%) |
| Sometimes | 24/75 (32%) |
| Never | 7/75 (9.3%) |
| For those who ask their patients, how often do patients comply? | |
| 0%–40% | 6/68 (8.8%) |
| 41%–80% | 26/68 (38.2%) |
| 81%–100% | 36/68 (52.9%) |
| Equipment in room | |
| Good overhead lighting | 69/75 (92%) |
| Auxiliary lighting | 49/75 (65.3%) |
| Monitors for viewing photos/digital dermoscopy | 60/75 (80%) |
| Stirrups | 16/75 (21.3%) |
| Vaginal specula | 5/75 (6.7%) |
| Hair dryer | 1/75 (1.3%) |
| Positions in which patients are examined | |
| Sitting | 2/75 (2.7%) |
| Standing | 9/75 (12%) |
| Lying | 22/75 (29.3%) |
| Two of the above positions | 13/75 (17.3%) |
| All 3 (sitting, standing, and lying) | 26/75 (34.7%) |