2018
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17134
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Psychosocial impact of skin biopsies in the setting of melanoma screening: a cross‐sectional survey

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“…Our initiative did not offer physician compensation specifically for screening and used existing health care infrastructure, resulting in low direct costs. Previous studies have shown that harms such as increased costs due to dermatology visits and procedures and increased patient anxiety secondary to screening or skin biopsy were not seen among patients in this screened population …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 78%
“…Our initiative did not offer physician compensation specifically for screening and used existing health care infrastructure, resulting in low direct costs. Previous studies have shown that harms such as increased costs due to dermatology visits and procedures and increased patient anxiety secondary to screening or skin biopsy were not seen among patients in this screened population …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 78%
“…It has been noted that in the long term these effects lessen, especially after patient education, follow-up examination, and reassurance ( Wardle et al, 2015 ; Brett et al, 2005 ; Lee et al, 2016 ). Our own research has shown that no detrimental differences were found between survey respondents in this study who were biopsied compared to those who were not ( Matthews et al, 2018 ), though the sample size was not large enough to examine those with false-positive results compared with others.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 61%
“…Twenty studies (29 articles) were included, comprising 3 studies from the previous review and 17 new studies, after evaluation of 20 320 abstracts and 522 full-text articles (Figure 2). Three studies (10 articles) were included for KQ1; 6 studies (7 articles) for KQ2; 2 studies (3 articles) for KQ3; and 9 studies (9 articles) for KQ4 (Table 1). Additional details on results and contextual issues are available in the full evidence report…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…One was conducted in Germany (n = 45) and assessed cosmetic acceptance of shave biopsy in a screened population at a 6-month follow-up; lesions suspected of melanoma were excluded. The other was conducted in the US (n = 187) and assessed psychological well-being at 5 and 8 months after screening.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%