Designing a tablet-based intervention to support self-checking for melanoma

Matt Dennis; Judith Masthoff; Kirsten A. Smith; Peter Murchie; Susan Hall

doi:10.1145/2750511.2750518

Designing a tablet-based intervention to support self-checking for melanoma

Matt Dennis, Judith Masthoff, Kirsten A. Smith, Peter Murchie, Susan Hall

University of Aberdeen

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Abstract

In this paper, we describe the development of a tablet-based e-health app to help those previously treated for melanoma check their skin for recurrent or new melanomas. We present the results of a longitudinal pilot study, conducted in Scotland over six months with 20 patients previously diagnosed with melanoma. The app provided instructions on how to perform Total Skin Self-Examinations (TSSE), a set of high resolution photographs of their skin for comparison, and the facility to send information and photographs of suspicious skin changes directly to a nurse specialist. We investigate patients' experiences of this type of intervention and outline insights into the development of future e-health apps which encourage self-checking behaviours.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	DH '15
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Digital Health 2015
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages	79-86
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450334921
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2750511.2750518
Publication status	Published - 18 May 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	5th International Conference on Digital Health, DH 2015 - Florence, Italy Duration: 18 May 2015 → 20 May 2015

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Conference	5th International Conference on Digital Health, DH 2015
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Florence
Period	18/05/15 → 20/05/15

Keywords

eHealth Interventions
Melanoma
Self-Checking
RCUK
EPSRC
EP/G066051/1

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Dennis, M, Masthoff, J, Smith, KA, Murchie, P & Hall, S 2015, Designing a tablet-based intervention to support self-checking for melanoma. in DH '15: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Digital Health 2015. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, pp. 79-86, 5th International Conference on Digital Health, DH 2015, Florence, Italy, 18/05/15. https://doi.org/10.1145/2750511.2750518

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