Dante Garcia1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, Itisha S Jefferson1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, Pablo Ramirez1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, Angelina Palomino1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, William Adams1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, Jessica Vera1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, Ruby De La Torre1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, Kristin Lee1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, Ashley Elsensohn1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, Hana Kazbour1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, Rebecca Tung1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8. 1. Dr. Garcia is with the Department of Internal Medicine at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California. 2. Mr. Ramirez is with San Juan Bautista School of Medicine in Caguas, Puerto Rico. 3. Dr. Adams is with Biostatistics Core at Stritch School of Medicine of Loyola University Chicago. 4. Ms. Vera is with the Department of Dermatology at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. 5. Dr. Lee and Mses. Jefferson, Palomino, and De La Torre are with the Division of Dermatology at Stritch School of Medicine of Loyola University Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. 6. Dr. Elsensohn is with the Department of Dermatology at the University of California Irvine in Irvine, California. 7. Dr. Kazbour is with the Department of Internal Medicine at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. 8. Dr. Tung is with Florida Dermatology and Skin Cancer Centers in Winter Haven, Florida.
Abstract
Objective: We sought to evaluate the efficacy of a Spanish-language educational video in teaching primary Spanish speaking patients to recognize benign and malignant lesions and to increase their awareness about skin cancer. Materials and Methods: Thirty-seven subjects were enrolled in study. An instructional video was developed to increase knowledge of benign and malignant lesions, skin cancer awareness, and prevention among Spanish-speaking patients. Two examples each of six common skin lesions (e.g., malignant melanoma, cherry angioma, seborrheic keratosis, benign melanocytic nevus, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma) were presented as high-quality images to the participants before and after watching the two-minute educational video. A pre- and postvideo survey was used to assess competency. Results: The prevideo baseline median score was six points (interquartile range [IQR]: 5-6 points); postviewing median score improved to 11 points (IQR: 11-12 points), which was statistically significant (Median=5 points, IQR: 4-6 points; p<.001). The ability of the participants to identify nonmelanoma skin cancers improved from 74 percent to 98 percent and from 35 percent to 99 percent for squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma. Initially, only 30 percent of participants could identify melanoma prior to viewing the video. Afterwards, 97 percent of participants could identify this malignancy. However, the video format preferences were not statistically significant: 67.6 percent of the participants preferred the video format. Conclusion: These results suggest that this educational video is an effective and valuable method to enhance knowledge about skin health and improve identification of skin cancer among Spanish-speaking patients.
Objective: We sought to evaluate the efficacy of a Spanish-language educational video in teaching primary Spanish speaking patients to recognize benign and malignant lesions and to increase their awareness about skin cancer. Materials and Methods: Thirty-seven subjects were enrolled in study. An instructional video was developed to increase knowledge of benign and malignant lesions, skin cancer awareness, and prevention among Spanish-speaking patients. Two examples each of six common skin lesions (e.g., malignant melanoma, cherry angioma, seborrheic keratosis, benign melanocytic nevus, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma) were presented as high-quality images to the participants before and after watching the two-minute educational video. A pre- and postvideo survey was used to assess competency. Results: The prevideo baseline median score was six points (interquartile range [IQR]: 5-6 points); postviewing median score improved to 11 points (IQR: 11-12 points), which was statistically significant (Median=5 points, IQR: 4-6 points; p<.001). The ability of the participants to identify nonmelanoma skin cancers improved from 74 percent to 98 percent and from 35 percent to 99 percent for squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma. Initially, only 30 percent of participants could identify melanoma prior to viewing the video. Afterwards, 97 percent of participants could identify this malignancy. However, the video format preferences were not statistically significant: 67.6 percent of the participants preferred the video format. Conclusion: These results suggest that this educational video is an effective and valuable method to enhance knowledge about skin health and improve identification of skin cancer among Spanish-speaking patients.
Authors: Elliot J Coups; Jerod L Stapleton; Shawna V Hudson; Amanda Medina-Forrester; James S Goydos; Ana Natale-Pereira Journal: Arch Dermatol Date: 2012-07