Perform Full-Body Exams | Recommend Skin Self-Exam | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Yes | No | |
Belief in the effectiveness of physician skin exam | ||||
Very effective (n = 169) | 65% | 35% | 67% | 33% |
Somewhat/Not at all effective (n = 211) | 54% | 46% | 52% | 48% |
χ2 | 4.0* | 8.1* | ||
Confidence in ability to identify suspect lesions | ||||
Very confident (n = 145) | 75% | 25% | 67% | 33% |
Somewhat/Not at all confident(n = 234) | 48% | 52% | 53% | 47% |
χ2 | 24.3† | 7.1* |
* P < .05.
† P < .001.
χ2 refers to the comparison between performance and recommendations among physicians with and without reported attitude.