Patient drawings of their melanoma: A novel approach to understanding symptom perception and appraisal prior to health care
Psychology and HealthPublished 12 February 2015Open access
Suzanne E. Scott, Linda Birt, Debbie Cavers, Nisha Shah, Christine Campbell, Fiona M Walter
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The drawings resembled the clinical photographs and the size of the drawings was positively associated with the histological diameter, but did not differ according to tumour thickness.
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Asking patients to make drawings of their melanoma appears to be an acceptable, inclusive, feasible and insightful methodological tool.
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