Patients’ experiences regarding the role of family doctors before and after the diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma_
| Categories | Codes |
|---|---|
| Before the diagnosis | does not deal with the skin |
| alerts about skin self-examination | |
| incorrectly assesses specific lesion | |
| After the diagnosis | active |
| passive | |
| relieving | |
| burdening |
The impact of being diagnosed with cutaneous melanoma on health behaviour_
| Main categories | Main subcategories | Detailed subcategories | Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health behaviour | No changes | living the same way | |
| management | Changes in sun behaviour | use of protective creams | |
| »different« creams | |||
| higher SPF used | |||
| physical protection | |||
| vigilance in hours | |||
| avoiding the sun | |||
| Changes in skin self-examination | checks regularly | ||
| checks occasionally | |||
| checks before the medical check-up | |||
| being more attentive to the skin | |||
| Dealing with the stress | strengthening of mental stability | independently | |
| with help of an expert | |||
| conversation with family/friends | |||
| physical activity | stroll | ||
| intensive activity | |||
| yoga | |||
| Raising awareness of melanoma | among kinship | ||
| among acquaintances | |||
Characteristics of the participants_
| Total (men/women) | |
|---|---|
| Participants (n) | 10 (5/5) |
| Age, mean (years) | 51.8 (62/41.6) |
| Diagnosis melanoma in situ (MIS), superficial spreading melanoma (SMM), nodular melanoma (NM), lentigo maligna melanoma (LM) | |
| MIS | 8 (6/2) |
| SSM | 19 (10/9) |
| NM | 1 (1/0) |
| LM | 1 (1/0) |
| One MM | 4 (2/2) |
| Two or more MM/MIS | 6 (3/3) |
| Duration from (last) diagnosis to interview, mean (years) | 3.7 (2.6/4.8) |