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Table 4 Quality of submitted images, further images and clinical decisions

From: Achieving integrated self-directed Cancer aftercare (ASICA) for melanoma: how a digital intervention to support total skin self-examination was used by people treated for cutaneous melanoma

Quality of initial submitted images

Overall

Grampian

Cambridge

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Focused

45 (23.9)

34 (28.8)

11 (15.5)

Blurred

118 (62.7)

67 (56.8)

51 (71.8)

Not Stated

25 (13.2)

16 (13.6)

9 (12.7)

No Image Submitted

1 (0.5)

1 (0.8)

0 (0)

 

189

118

71

Request for further images

 None requested

79 (41.4)

61 (50.8)

18 (25.4)

 Requested and received

48 (25.5)

33 (28.0)

15 (21.1)

 Requested and not received

61 (33.5)

23 (21.2)

38 (53.5)

 Resolution of concern

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 Resolved by assessment of ASICA images

90 (47.8)

60 (51.3)

30 (42.3)

 Required further face-to-face assessment

33 (17.5)

27 (23.1)

6 (8.5)

 Partial non-compliance by patient

65 (34.6)

30 (25.6)

35 (49.3)

 Resolved with initial images

62 (33.0)

42 (35.9)

20 (28.2)

 Resolved after further images sent

28 (14.9)

18 (15.3)

10 (14.1)

 Seen at a secondary care clinic

19 (10.1)

15 (12.8)

4 (5.6)

 Referred to GP

14 (7.4)

10 (8.5)

4 (5.6)

 Benign but confirmatory further images not sent by patient

17 (9.0)

2 (1.7)

15 (21.1)

 Not completed due to patient not sending further images

48 (25.5)

29 (24.8)

20 (28.2)

 

188

117

71