Melanoma high-risk families' perceived health care provider risk communication.
BACKGROUND
Families with a melanoma history are at risk of melanoma. Melanoma survival improves when people are aware of their risk and ways to modify it. We explored at-risk families' perceived risk communication from healthcare providers.


METHODS
Qualitative description.


RESULTS
Participants perceived: (1) few provider discussions of melanoma risk or risk-modifying behaviors; (2) a desire to trust information from providers; (3) the healthcare system constrains communication; and (4) concerns about provider competence and caring regarding worrisome lesions.


CONCLUSIONS
Providers should provide clear, comprehensive, accurate, and consistent messages about melanoma to persons at high risk; messages also convey competence and caring.
University of Arizona College of Nursing Tucson, AZ, USA. oescher@nursing.arizona.edu
Lois J
LJ
Loescher
Janice D
JD
Crist
Lee
L
Cranmer
Clara
C
Curiel-Lewandrowski
James A
JA
Warneke
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult