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Health-Care Delay in Malignant Melanoma : Various Pathways to Diagnosis and Treatment
Joint Authors
Sundbom, Elisabet
Isaksson, Ulf
Hörnsten, Åsa
Hajdarevic, Senada
Schmitt-Egenolf, Marcus
Source
Dermatology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We aimed to describe and compare patients diagnosed with malignant melanoma (MM), depending on their initial contact with care and with regard to age, sex, and MM type and thickness, and to explore pathways and time intervals (lead times) between clinics from the initial contact to diagnosis and treatment.
The sample from northern Sweden was identified via the Swedish melanoma register.
Data regarding pathways in health care were retrieved from patient records.
In our unselected population of 71 people diagnosed with skin melanoma of SSM and NM types, 75% of patients were primarily treated by primary health-care centres (PHCs).
The time interval (delay) from primary excision until registration of the histopathological assessment in the medical records was significantly longer in PHCs than in hospital-based and dermatological clinics (Derm).
Thicker tumors were more common in the PHC group.
Older patients waited longer times for wide excision.
Most MM are excised rapidly at PHCs, but some patients may not be diagnosed and treated in time.
Delay of registration of results from histopathological assessments within PHCs seems to be an important issue for future improvement.
Exploring shortcomings in MM patients’ clinical pathways is important to improve the quality of care and patient safety.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hajdarevic, Senada& Hörnsten, Åsa& Sundbom, Elisabet& Isaksson, Ulf& Schmitt-Egenolf, Marcus. 2014. Health-Care Delay in Malignant Melanoma : Various Pathways to Diagnosis and Treatment. Dermatology Research and Practice،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461124
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hajdarevic, Senada…[et al.]. Health-Care Delay in Malignant Melanoma : Various Pathways to Diagnosis and Treatment. Dermatology Research and Practice No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461124
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hajdarevic, Senada& Hörnsten, Åsa& Sundbom, Elisabet& Isaksson, Ulf& Schmitt-Egenolf, Marcus. Health-Care Delay in Malignant Melanoma : Various Pathways to Diagnosis and Treatment. Dermatology Research and Practice. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461124
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-461124