title: Melanoma Task Force (META) Project in Italy: methodology.
abstract: A nationwide survey of the diagnostic-therapeutic models used in Italian hospitals for the treatment of melanoma was performed. The study was conducted using paper-assisted personal interviews in hospitals throughout the country [De Vaus DA: Surveys in Social Research, ed 4. London, Routledge, 1995]. Face-to-face interviews were conducted by interviewers specialized in medical research. These 45-minute interviews took place in the office/clinic of the interviewee, during which the interviewer compiled and checked questionnaires for completeness and accuracy. In each hospital, clinicians responsible for the diagnosis, therapy or follow-up phases of melanoma care were interviewed according to their area of expertise. When possible, interviewees included a dermatologist, a surgeon and an oncologist from each hospital.
authors.affiliation: GfK Eurisko S.r.l., Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mingozzi
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fregosi
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gandini
authors.forename: Ignazio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stanganelli
authors.forename: Vanna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chiarion-Sileni
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Testori
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D006306:Health Surveys; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires