Attitudes and perceptions regarding skin cancer and sun protection behaviour in an Irish population

Jones, Brad; Oh, Carol; Corkery, Elizabeth Walker; Hanley, Rosemary; Egan, CA

doi:10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02209.x

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“…Similar high rates of sun burn were displayed by other studies in many countries (Jones et al, 2007;Cheng et al, 2010;Ergul et al, 2011;Kyle et al, 2014), whereas countries which have activated systematic awareness programs like Australia and USA , have better results (Larsman et al, 2012;Mah et al, 2013;Volkov et al, 2013). …”

Section: Discussionsupporting

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Sun Burn Incidence and Knowledge of Greek Elementary and High School Children about Sun Protection

Saridi

Toska²,

Rekleiti³

et al. 2015

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Introduction: Overexposure to sun radiation and particularly its accumulation during childhood and adolescence is a significant risk factor for skin cancer development. The sun burn is particularly important. Aim: To estimate sun burn incidence in young pupils in a coastal area of Greece. Materials and Methods: Two surveys were conducted in a school population in the same district in Greece, over different periods of time, in young people 9 to 18 years old (n=2 977). Anonymous questionnaires were completed. Levels of significance were twotailed and statistical significance was set at p=0.05. SPSS 17.0 software was used for statistical analysis. Results: From the individual characteristics of the participants it was shown that the majority of them had dark hair and fair skin, whereas a significant percentage reported the existence of moles on face and their body (83.4% vs 68.1%). The sun burn incidence was high in adolescents and the younger pupils (41.9% vs 55.6%). The younger aged children who were living in an urban area had significantly higher rates of sun burn than those living in semi-urban areas (33.8% vs 24.8%, p=0.020). As far as the knowledge of pupils about the risks of sun radiation it was shown that the elementary school pupils had better knowledge than those at high school. Finally, those with better knowledge had the fewer sun burns (Mean 2.83 SD 0.87, p<0.001). Conclusions: The contribution of knowledge to the decrease of sun burn incidence is important as long as this is continuous. Therefore, the education should concern not only children but also teachers and parents in the context of continuous and systematic programs of health education.

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Sun Burn Incidence and Knowledge of Greek Elementary and High School Children about Sun Protection

Saridi

Toska²,

Rekleiti³

et al. 2015

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…There seems to be a gap between education and awareness on the one hand and actual behavior on the other [41,42,43]. Future research and interventions should continue to explore this gap in order to reduce skin cancer risk among young women.…”

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Psychosocial Correlates of Sunburn among Young Adult Women

Heckman

Cohen-Filipic

Kloss

et al. 2012

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Skin cancer is an increasingly common disease, particularly among young adult women. Sunburn early in life is a risk factor for skin cancer. Few studies have reported on psychosocial correlates of sunburn. The current study consisted of an online survey of undergraduate women from a university in the northeastern part of the USA. A logistic regression demonstrated that young women who reported a history of four or more sunburns were significantly more likely to report fair skin, higher perceived susceptibility to skin cancer, greater perceived benefits of tanning (e.g., appearance enhancement), lower perceived control over skin protection, and more frequent sunscreen use. Sunbathing was not associated with a greater number of sunburns. These results suggest that young women who sunburn more often possess other skin cancer risk factors, are aware of their susceptibility to skin cancer, and try to use sunscreen, but feel limited control over their skin protection behavior and are not less likely to sunbathe than others. Therefore, interventions are needed to assist high risk young women in asserting more control over their sun protection behavior and perhaps improve the effectiveness of the sunscreen or other skin protection methods they do employ.

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“…Secondary prevention is based on early detection of skin cancer. Early detection involves regular skin examinations for high-risk individuals and screening programs to identify those at high risk (WHO, 2003;Geller et al, 2005;Jones et al, 2007;Lazovich et al, 2012).…”

Section: What Turkish Nurses Know and Do About Skin Cancer And Sun Prmentioning

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What Turkish Nurses Know and Do about Skin Cancer and Sun Protective Behavior

Andsoy¹,

Gül²,

Şahin³

et al. 2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Attitudes and perceptions regarding skin cancer and sun protection behaviour in an Irish population

Abstract: Our study indicated that although the participants' knowledge of skin cancer and risk of sun exposure is high, their sun-protective attitudes were not influenced by education in the clinical setting.

Cited by 26 publications

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Sun Burn Incidence and Knowledge of Greek Elementary and High School Children about Sun Protection

Sun Burn Incidence and Knowledge of Greek Elementary and High School Children about Sun Protection

Psychosocial Correlates of Sunburn among Young Adult Women

What Turkish Nurses Know and Do about Skin Cancer and Sun Protective Behavior

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