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CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 42, Issue 1, Pages 185-193Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-01366-7
Keywords
Melanoma early detection; Melanoma risk perception; Health behaviour change; Scale development; Scale validation
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The purpose of this study was to develop and test a new scale for assessing knowledge about melanoma risk factors and early detection/secondary prevention. The results showed that the scale comprised of 6 items with high factor loadings, and higher scores were associated with younger age and more positive attitudes about melanoma prevention. The scale scores were not associated with biological sex, education level, melanoma stage, or past skin checks.
The purpose of this study was to describe the development and preliminary testing of a new scale assessing knowledge about melanoma risk factors and early detection/secondary prevention. Data was drawn from a longitudinal study assessing barriers and facilitators of skin self- examination among patients diagnosed with melanoma. For the current analysis, 191 patients who completed the new 9-item Knowledge About Melanoma Early Detection Scale and other study measures were included. Exploratory factor analysis with were conducted, which identified a robust scale comprised of 6 items with factor loadings ranging from .56 to .81. Higher scores on the Knowledge About Melanoma Early Detection Scale were associated with younger age and more positive attitudes about melanoma prevention, but not with biological sex, education, melanoma stage, or past self-administered and physician-provided skin checks. Further studies are needed to replicate these findings and to further establish the predictive validity of this scale and its usefulness for health research.
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