Artificial and natural ultraviolet radiation exposure: beliefs and behaviour of 7200 French adults

Ezzedine, Khaled; Malvy, Denis; Mauger, Emmanuelle; Nageotte, O.; Galán, Pilar; Herçberg, Serge; Guinot, Christiane

doi:10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02367.x

Cited by 59 publications

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“…15,16 Females, however, are also more likely to view positively, and frequently to engage in, risky behaviours such as sunbathing 17,18 and solarium use. 15,19 The use of indoor tanning equipment was more frequently reported in women in several studies, 14,20,21 as was the case in our study.…”

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confidence: 73%

“…These findings are in accordance with previous publications concerning sun-protection attitudes and sun-seeking attitudes. 13,14 It has been well established in the literature that the demographic characteristic most often associated with sun-protection behaviour, particularly sunscreen use, is sex. 13 A large The error term is mean square (error) = 8AE820.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Health literacy, sunscreen and sunbed use: an uneasy association

Altsitsiadis¹,

Undheim²,

Vries³

et al. 2012

British Journal of Dermatology

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SummaryBackground Skin cancer can largely be prevented by avoiding unsafe ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure. The evidence on potential drivers of sunscreen and sunbed use is extensive, yet in some cases, such as education, remains rather unclear. Health literacy is receiving increasing attention, but its effect on tanning decisions has not yet been explored. Objectives To explore the association between health literacy and tanning behaviour, in terms of sunscreen and sunbed use. Methods Self-reported data were collected through a common questionnaire in eight European countries under a common protocol. A three-item measure was used to assess health literacy; one item was collected to measure current sunscreen use and one item to measure current sunbed use. Descriptive statistics and analysis of variance tests were applied to explore the profile of sunbed and sunscreen users and health literacy among a number of variables. Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to assess the relation between health literacy and sunscreen and sunbed use. Results Univariate results suggested that health literacy has opposite effects on sunscreen use vs. sunbed use. Increased health literacy was associated with the skin cancer protective practice of using sunscreen, but also with more sunbed use. In the multivariate models, health literacy had a significant effect only on sunscreen use. Conclusions The findings suggest that health literacy can be an interesting approach for influencing sunscreen use. In the case of sunbeds, based on the findings and contrary to what was expected, it can be argued that interventions targeting health literacy seem less likely to reduce sunbed use. More research is needed to elucidate the effect of health literacy on sunscreen and sunbed use in order to improve UVR prevention strategies.

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confidence: 73%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health literacy, sunscreen and sunbed use: an uneasy association

Altsitsiadis¹,

Undheim²,

Vries³

et al. 2012

British Journal of Dermatology

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“…Consistent with our results, previous studies have found that age is associated inversely with sunburn (11,12,25) and solarium use (17,25,26). In contrast, the association between age and sunscreen use is less clear, with one study reporting decreased use with increasing age (15), as we found, while another Swedish study of younger women found that sunscreen use increased over the age-range of 18-37 years (25).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

“…The decreased prevalence of reported sunburn among current smokers suggests that sun behaviours are not associated always with risk taking behaviours. Our sunscreen results are consistent with those from a large US cross-sectional survey in which smoking was associated with reduced sunscreen use (15); and our solaria results are consistent with a French study of middle-aged volunteers which found that smokers were more likely to report lifetime use of a solarium than non-smokers (17). In contrast, a case-control study of skin cancer cases and seborrheic keratosis controls from Sweden found that smoking was not associated with either sunburn occasions or sunbed use, probably because of its relatively small sample size (16); while having one or more sunburns in the past 12 months was not associated with smoking status in a large US survey, after adjusting for covariates (12).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

“…Physical activity has been associated with history of sunburn (11,12) and current sunscreen use (13), but inversely with solarium use (14); tobacco smoking is associated inconsistently with sunscreen use (15,16) and with sunbed use (16,17); while consumption of alcohol occurs commonly during outdoor activities (18) and has been associated with the occurrence of sunburn (12,19).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Associations between sun exposure and other lifestyle variables in Swedish women

Scragg

Sandin

Löf

et al. 2017

Cancer Causes Control

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Purpose: Sun exposure is associated with risk of several chronic diseases including cancer. The study aim is to investigate whether sun behaviours are related to other lifestyle risk factors of cancer. Results: Compared to non-drinkers, the prevalence ratio (95% CI) in women who drank >10 g of alcohol per day was 1.64 (1.49, 1.81) for having >1 sunburn per year, 1.39 (1.29, 1.51) for swimming and sunbathing >2.5 weeks per year and 1.55 (1.41, 1.70) for using a solarium >1 time per 2 months, adjusting for demographic and lifestyle variables. Tobacco smokers were less likely to report sunburn and to use sunscreen, and more likely to sunbath and use solaria, compared with non-smokers. MethodsPhysical activity was associated positively with swimming and sunbathing, and with the separate use of solaria and sunscreens, but not with number of sunburns. The lifestyle variables that explained most of the variation in sun behaviour were alcohol and smoking. Conclusions:Our results suggest that alcohol consumption and tobacco smoking are potential lifestyle confounders which should be adjusted in studies investigating the association that sun and/or solarium exposure may have with risk of several cancer sites.

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