TY - JOUR
T1 - Reliability of Self-Reported Information on Skin Cancer Among Elderly Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma
AU - Renzi, Cristina
AU - Mastroeni, Simona
AU - Mannooranparampil, Thomas J.
AU - Passarelli, Francesca
AU - Potenza, Clemente
AU - Pasquini, Paolo
PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - Purpose: We aimed to evaluate reliability of self-reported information on skin cancer among individuals aged >65 years with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Methods: A test-retest was performed with patients completing two questionnaires one month apart. Results: Among 102 recruited patients the response rate was 97.1% (mean age 80.9 years, 74.8% men). The majority of items showed substantial agreement: history of skin cancer screening (k=0.88), past skin cancer in general (k=0.92), basal cell carcinoma (k=0.75), patient delay (k=0.64) and total delay (k=0.86). Agreement was high also for ages >80 years. Recall of past SCCs (k=0.48) and sunscreen use (k=0.38) was less accurate. Conclusions: Our study provided evidence on the reliability of patient reported skin cancer information among elderly individuals, who represent the majority of affected cases.
AB - Purpose: We aimed to evaluate reliability of self-reported information on skin cancer among individuals aged >65 years with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Methods: A test-retest was performed with patients completing two questionnaires one month apart. Results: Among 102 recruited patients the response rate was 97.1% (mean age 80.9 years, 74.8% men). The majority of items showed substantial agreement: history of skin cancer screening (k=0.88), past skin cancer in general (k=0.92), basal cell carcinoma (k=0.75), patient delay (k=0.64) and total delay (k=0.86). Agreement was high also for ages >80 years. Recall of past SCCs (k=0.48) and sunscreen use (k=0.38) was less accurate. Conclusions: Our study provided evidence on the reliability of patient reported skin cancer information among elderly individuals, who represent the majority of affected cases.
KW - Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
KW - Elderly
KW - Reliability
KW - Self-Report
KW - Skin Cancer
KW - Test-Retest
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U2 - 10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.02.013
DO - 10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.02.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 21524593
AN - SCOPUS:79957967424
VL - 21
SP - 551
EP - 554
JO - Annals of Epidemiology
JF - Annals of Epidemiology
SN - 1047-2797
IS - 7
ER -