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Dermatology education resources on sun safety and skin cancer targeted at Spanish-speaking patients: a systematic review

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Hispanic adults with skin cancer are known to exhibit worsened outcomes compared to their counterparts. To critically evaluate the literature on methods to educate Spanish-speaking patients on sun safety and skin cancer, we conducted a systematic review of PubMed, SCOPUS, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Central Register databases from inception through December 18, 2021. Evidence quality was assessed using criteria from the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. A total of 1014 articles were identified and 10 articles  using Spanish language materials for community dermatology education were included for review. Seven studies were interventional: four studies were community-based healthcare worker interventions, and three were video-based interventions. Two studies were patient survey studies on skin-related health literacy and the readability of patient resources. One was an online readability study. Our findings show that there is a need for an increased number of materials to educate Spanish-speaking patients about sun safety and skin cancer.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Antonio Ji-Xu

  2. University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Kimberly Artounian

  3. Department of Dermatology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA

    Emily M. Altman

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Ji-Xu, A., Artounian, K. & Altman, E.M. Dermatology education resources on sun safety and skin cancer targeted at Spanish-speaking patients: a systematic review. Arch Dermatol Res 315, 1083–1088 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-022-02465-6

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