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Physician skin cancer screening among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health Interview Survey
INTRODUCTION: Although military veterans are at increased risk for skin cancer, little is known about the extent to which they have been screened for skin cancer. The study objective was to examine the prevalence and correlates of physician skin cancer screening among U.S. military veterans. METHODS...
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2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8130944/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34003851 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251785 |
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author | Coups, Elliot J. Xu, Baichen Heckman, Carolyn J. Manne, Sharon L. Stapleton, Jerod L. |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Although military veterans are at increased risk for skin cancer, little is known about the extent to which they have been screened for skin cancer. The study objective was to examine the prevalence and correlates of physician skin cancer screening among U.S. military veterans. METHODS: Data were drawn from the National Health Interview Survey. The study sample consisted of 2,826 individuals who reported being military veterans. Receipt of a physician skin examination was measured using a single question that asked participants whether they had ever had all of their skin from head to toe checked for cancer by a dermatologist or some other kind of doctor. RESULTS: Less than a third (30.88%) of participants reported ever having a physician skin examination. Factors positively associated with receipt of a physician skin examination in a multivariable logistic regression analysis included: older age, greater educational level, non-Hispanic white race/ethnicity, having TRICARE (military) health insurance, greater skin sensitivity to the sun, and engagement in more sun protection behaviors. CONCLUSIONS: The majority of military veterans have never been screened for skin cancer by a physician. Screening rates were higher among individuals with one or more skin cancer risk factors. Future research is warranted to test targeted skin cancer screening interventions for this at risk and understudied population. |
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spelling | pubmed-81309442021-05-27 Physician skin cancer screening among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health Interview Survey Coups, Elliot J. Xu, Baichen Heckman, Carolyn J. Manne, Sharon L. Stapleton, Jerod L. PLoS One Research Article INTRODUCTION: Although military veterans are at increased risk for skin cancer, little is known about the extent to which they have been screened for skin cancer. The study objective was to examine the prevalence and correlates of physician skin cancer screening among U.S. military veterans. METHODS: Data were drawn from the National Health Interview Survey. The study sample consisted of 2,826 individuals who reported being military veterans. Receipt of a physician skin examination was measured using a single question that asked participants whether they had ever had all of their skin from head to toe checked for cancer by a dermatologist or some other kind of doctor. RESULTS: Less than a third (30.88%) of participants reported ever having a physician skin examination. Factors positively associated with receipt of a physician skin examination in a multivariable logistic regression analysis included: older age, greater educational level, non-Hispanic white race/ethnicity, having TRICARE (military) health insurance, greater skin sensitivity to the sun, and engagement in more sun protection behaviors. CONCLUSIONS: The majority of military veterans have never been screened for skin cancer by a physician. Screening rates were higher among individuals with one or more skin cancer risk factors. Future research is warranted to test targeted skin cancer screening interventions for this at risk and understudied population. Public Library of Science 2021-05-18 /pmc/articles/PMC8130944/ /pubmed/34003851 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251785 Text en © 2021 Coups et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Coups, Elliot J. Xu, Baichen Heckman, Carolyn J. Manne, Sharon L. Stapleton, Jerod L. Physician skin cancer screening among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health Interview Survey |
title | Physician skin cancer screening among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health Interview Survey |
title_full | Physician skin cancer screening among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health Interview Survey |
title_fullStr | Physician skin cancer screening among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health Interview Survey |
title_full_unstemmed | Physician skin cancer screening among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health Interview Survey |
title_short | Physician skin cancer screening among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health Interview Survey |
title_sort | physician skin cancer screening among u.s. military veterans: results from the national health interview survey |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8130944/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34003851 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251785 |
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