A Nurse-Led School-Based Sun Protection Programme in Turkey

Erkin, Özüm; Temel, Ayla Bayık

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“…Therefore, families can be a positive role model for children with their behaviour and attitudes (Bodekaer et al, 2014;Sümen & Öncel, 2018a). Studies have emphasized that families should focus on preventing skin cancer to change young children's behaviours towards sun protection (Aulbert et al, 2009;Crane et al, 2006;Erkin & Temel, 2017;Glanz et al, 2013;Ho et al, 2016;Stöver et al, 2012;Thomson et al, 2012).…”

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The effect of ‘I am Protecting my Child from the Sun’ programme on parental sun protection behaviours: Randomized controlled trial

Sümen

Öncel

2020

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aims This study aims to examine the effect of the ‘I am Protecting my Child from the Sun’ program based on the social cognitive theory, on parental use of sun protection products and sun avoidance behaviours. Design Cluster randomized controlled trial. Methods The study was conducted with three groups using a pre‐test, post‐test, and follow‐up design. The study included 185 parents, of which 63 were in the education group, 62 were in the education + SMS group, and 60 were in the control group. The parents in the intervention group were engaged in the ‘I am Protecting my Child from the Sun’ program for a period of 6 weeks, while the education + SMS group, in addition to the program, also received. Primary outcomes include sunscreen use and sun avoidance behaviour and secondary outcomes were self‐protection and protection of their children's behaviour. A repeated‐measures ANOVA and marginal homogeneity were the main statistical tests. Results The interventions made as part of the ‘I am Protecting my Child from the Sun’ program increased the following behavioural components of parents in the education group and the education + SMS group, compared with the control group: sun protection product use behaviours, sun avoidance behaviours, and behaviours related to protecting themselves and their children from the sun. There was an even higher increase in these behavioural components for those parents who also received short reminder text messages. Conclusion The ‘I am Protecting my Child from the Sun’ program and the receiving of short reminder messages had positive effects on the parents' behaviours related to protecting themselves and their children from the sun. Impact The ‘I am Protecting my Child from the Sun’ developed parents' sunscreen use self‐efficacy, norms/attitudes about sunscreen use and sunscreen use expectancy behaviour, and reduced their impediments to sunscreen use behaviour. In addition, the program developed parents' sun avoidance self‐efficacy, norms/attitudes about sun avoidance and sun avoidance expectancy behaviours, and reduced tanning expectancy behaviour. Receiving SMS messages following the training was effective in parental behaviours for use of sunscreen, sun avoidance, and protecting themselves and their children from the sun. Registration number: Study is registered at http://ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04251598.

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The effect of ‘I am Protecting my Child from the Sun’ programme on parental sun protection behaviours: Randomized controlled trial

Sümen

Öncel

2020

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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The Effect of a School-Based Sun Protection Program on Students' Sun Protection Behavior in Turkey

Aygün

Muslu

2021

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

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Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding skin cancer among health sciences students in Turkey: A cross-sectional study

Dogan,

Caydam

2024

Sao Paulo Med. J.

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BACKGROUND: Healthcare professionals’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding skin cancer are important for reducing the future impact of the disease. OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated university students’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about skin cancer and examined the variables influencing their attitudes and beliefs about the disease. DESIGN AND SETTING: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Faculty of Health Sciences at Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey. METHOD: A total of 960 students participated in this study. Data were collected using the Student Introduction Form, Fitzpatrick Skin Type Scale, Skin Cancer and Sun Knowledge Scale (SCSKS), and Health Belief Model Scale for Skin Cancer (HBMSSC). RESULTS: The mean SCSKS score of the participants was 14.91 ± 4.23. The mean HBSSC scores of the participants were 23.58 ± 7.79 for perceived susceptibility, 14.79 ± 4.59 for perceived severity, 20.64 ± 6.60 for perceived benefits, 15.93 ± 4.09 for perceived barriers, and 21.78 ± 7.14 for self-efficacy. The mean SCSKS total scores of the university students were significantly and positively correlated with the HBMSSC subdimensions. Gender explained 1.58 of the variance in perceived benefits and 1.65 of the variance in self-efficacy, whereas the SCSKS score explained most other variables. CONCLUSION: The students’ knowledge of skin cancer and sun protection was moderate. Their attitudes and beliefs regarding skin cancer were unexpected. This study identified students’ knowledge of skin cancer and sun protection as the most important variables for improving their attitudes and beliefs about skin cancer.

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A Nurse-Led School-Based Sun Protection Programme in Turkey

Abstract: A nurse-led school-based sun protection programme effectively promoted children's self-efficacy and sun protection behaviour.

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The effect of ‘I am Protecting my Child from the Sun’ programme on parental sun protection behaviours: Randomized controlled trial

The effect of ‘I am Protecting my Child from the Sun’ programme on parental sun protection behaviours: Randomized controlled trial

The Effect of a School-Based Sun Protection Program on Students' Sun Protection Behavior in Turkey

Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding skin cancer among health sciences students in Turkey: A cross-sectional study

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