Knowledge and attitude of young adults regarding cutaneous malignant melanoma: A study of two hundred students of the Faculty of Health and Caring Professions

Anthouli, F; Parava, M; Stoikidou, M; Plessa, H; Dessou, D; Anagnostopoulou, A; Soubala, D

dc.contributor.author	Anthouli, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Parava, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Stoikidou, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Plessa, H	en
dc.contributor.author	Dessou, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Anagnostopoulou, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Soubala, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:54:27Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:54:27Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.issn	10116583	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/27392
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dc.subject	Consequences of solar radiation	en
dc.subject	Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma (CMM)	en
dc.subject	Diagnosis	en
dc.subject	Health Care Visiting Department	en
dc.subject	Incidence and mortality of cutaneous malignant melanoma	en
dc.subject	Nursing Department	en
dc.subject	Prevention	en
dc.subject	Risk factors	en
dc.subject	Student knowledge status	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	attitude	en
dc.subject.other	breast cancer	en
dc.subject.other	cancer incidence	en
dc.subject.other	cancer mortality	en
dc.subject.other	cancer prevention	en
dc.subject.other	early diagnosis	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	human	en
dc.subject.other	lung cancer	en
dc.subject.other	melanoma	en
dc.subject.other	multiple choice test	en
dc.subject.other	nursing education	en
dc.subject.other	questionnaire	en
dc.subject.other	risk factor	en
dc.subject.other	skin cancer	en
dc.subject.other	student	en
dc.subject.other	sun exposure	en
dc.subject.other	uterine cervix cancer	en
dc.title	Knowledge and attitude of young adults regarding cutaneous malignant melanoma: A study of two hundred students of the Faculty of Health and Caring Professions	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	Cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) accounts for the large majority of deaths from skin cancer in young (20-44 years) and middle-aged (45-64 years) adults. Being strongly associated with intense and intermittent sun exposure, particularly in early life, CMM is a potentially preventable neoplasm and it is also effectively treated provided that early diagnosis of thin lesions is available. With a principal objective of the examination of knowledge of the dangers of solar radiation in young people, became an effort of evaluation of the knowledge of Nursing Faculties (Department of Health Visiting, Departments of Nursing A and B) of the Faculty of Health and Caring Professions of Technological Educational Institute of Athens (T. E. I.A.) with regard to cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM). The research was carried out on 200 students of the two departments and concerned only the two first (1st+2nd) and the two last (6th+7th) semesters aiming at the comparison of the level of their knowledge. The methods used for the research based upon questionnaires, working with multiple choice questions refering to diagnosis, risk factors and prevention of malignant melanoma. The results of the research showed that either the students of the first two or of the last two semesters of both departments presented a poor level of knowledge with regard to malignant melanoma (44% and 48% and 44% and 39% respectively), while on the contrary, a small percentage of students regardless of semester and department had a very good knowledge status varying from 4%-8%. More analytically, all the students regardless of Department and Semester appear to present a better level of knowledge in the prevention of melanoma (62%-71%), a rather good level of knowledge of the risk factors for the development of malignant melanoma (53%-61%), while the worst level of knowledge is observed in the field of diagnosis of malignant melanoma (42%-54%). In general, the students of both departments of the Faculty of Health and Caring Professions appear to have insufficient knowledge concerning cutaneous malignant melanoma. The reasons that lead to this knowledge status regarding CMM, is that skin cancer including CMM isn't overemphasized, like other forms of cancer such as cancers of breast, lung, or cervix. Noteworthy in the above study regarding CMM, is that the students of the first two (1st+2nd) Semesters of Health Visiting Department had a more sufficient knowledge about malignant melanoma's risks factors than the two last (6th+7th). This could be a result of a higher awareness during the last years, due to a high melanoma cancer incidence and mortality in northern Europe countries, like Greece. Likewise, the recent preventive campaigns and intervention programmes in schools upon the dangers which intense exposure to solar radiation could cause, support the students of the first semesters with earlier information and sensitization regarding the risk factors for CMM development, resulting in a better awareness than the students of the last Semesters. ©PHARMAKON-Press.	en
heal.journalName	Review of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics, International Edition	en
dc.identifier.volume	19	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	77	en
dc.identifier.epage	86	en