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Patients' Experiences of Using Skin Self-monitoring Apps With People at Higher Risk of Melanoma: Qualitative Study.

Emily HabgoodChristopher J McCormackFiona Mary WalterJon David Emery
Published in: JMIR dermatology (2021)
This study of patients at increased risk of melanoma highlights several barriers to engagement with apps to support skin self-monitoring. The results highlight the wide-ranging and dynamic influences on engagement with mobile apps, which extend beyond app design and relate to broader contextual factors about skin self-monitoring routines and relationships with health care providers.
Keyphrases
  • soft tissue
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  • skin cancer
  • patient reported