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Clinical Trial
. 1998 Jul;88(7):1096-9.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.88.7.1096.

Promoting skin cancer prevention counseling by pharmacists

J A Mayer  1 , L Eckhardt, B M Stepanski, J F Sallis, J P Elder, D J Slymen, L Creech, G Graf, R C Palmer, C Rosenberg, S T Souvignier
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Clinical Trial

Promoting skin cancer prevention counseling by pharmacists

J A Mayer et al. Am J Public Health. 1998 Jul.

Abstract

Objectives: This study evaluated the effects of an intervention on rates of skin cancer prevention counseling by pharmacists.

Methods: Fifty-four pharmacies were randomly assigned to intervention or control conditions. Intervention consisted of training, feedback, and prompts. Counseling rates before and after the intervention were obtained from study confederates.

Results: At pretest, the proportions of control and intervention sites providing counseling at least once were 7.4% and 0%, respectively (NS). At posttest, these proportions were 3.7% and 66.7%, respectively (P < .001).

Conclusions: The results indicated that the intervention was successful and that pharmacists can play an important role in educating the public about skin cancer prevention strategies.

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