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Table 1 Characteristics of the Study Sample, including Demographic Characteristics and Baseline Data for the Study Measures (n = 145)

From: Short and long-term barriers and facilitators of skin self-examination among individuals diagnosed with melanoma

Variable Name

Q1 (1stquartile)

Q2 (median)

Q3 (3rdquartile)

Mean (SD)

N (%)

Sex (F)

    

84.0 (51.2)

Age (in years)

51.0

60.0

68.8

59.2 (13.2)

 

Education (in years)

12.0

15.0

17.0

14.9 (3.3)

 

Melanoma stage

 0 (In situ)

    

27.0 (16.5)

 1

    

83.0 (50.6)

 2

    

36.0 (22.0)

 3

    

10.0 (6.1)

 4

    

5.0 (3.0)

 Missing

    

3.0 (1.8)

Melanoma knowledge

0.7

0.8

1.0

0.8 (0.2)

 

SSE self-efficacy

1.8

2.0

2.4

2.0 (0.5)

 

SSE intentions

4.0

5.0

5

4.4 (0.9)

 

SCI

1.4

1.8

2.4

2.0 (0.8)

 

PHQ-4

0.0

0.3

0.9

0.5 (0.8)

 

FKV-2

3.5

4.0

4.0

3.6 (0.5)

 

heiQ

2.0

2.4

3.0

2.3 (0.6)

 

Comprehensive SSE (Range 0–4)

 3-month (n = 145)

2.0

3.0

3.2

2.7 (1.1)

 

 12-month (n = 130)

1.8

3.0

3.4

2.6 (1.2)

 

 24-month (n = 101)

1.4

2.4

3.1

2.4 (1.2)

 

Optimal SSE

 3-month (n = 145)

    

85.0 (58.6)

 12-month (n = 130)

    

60.0 (46.2)

 24-month (n = 101)

    

34.0 (33.7)

  1. Note. SSE skin self-examination, SCI Skin Cancer Index, PHQ-4 Patient Health Questionnaire-4, FKV-2 2 items of the Freiburg Questionnaire of Coping with Illness, assessing reliance on medical advice, heiQ The Health Education Impact Questionnaire, constructive attitudes about health subscale