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

Andsoy, İşıl Işik; Gül, Asiye; Şahin, Ayşegül Oksay; Karabacak, Hanife

doi:10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.12.7663

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“…Most medical professionals were aware of the harmful effects of UVR in relation to skin cancer . Isvy et al .…”

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“…Twenty‐eight per cent to 86% of different medical professionals applied sunscreen during sun exposure . Sixty‐one per cent of Turkish nurses reported that when buying sunscreen, the SPF of the sunscreen was their top consideration …”

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“…Among medical professionals, approximately 45–70% stated not going outside between 10 am and 4 pm, and 60–94% mentioned seeking shade when going outside on sunny days …”

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Primary prevention of keratinocyte carcinoma among outdoor workers, the general population and medical professionals: a systematic review updated for 2019

Ziehfreund

Schuster

Zink

2019

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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Worldwide 2–3 million cases of keratinocyte carcinoma (KC) are diagnosed annually. Sun‐related knowledge is essential for adequate protection against solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR), the main risk factor for KC. The goal was (i) to provide an updated overview of primary prevention against KC including skin cancer‐related knowledge, attitudes and sun protection behaviour (SPB) of outdoor workers, the general population and medical professionals as well as (ii) to evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of sun protection programmes. We conducted a systematic review of articles indexed for MEDLINE on PubMed using selected MeSH terms and keywords related to the studied topic as well as an extensive hand search of publications between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2018. We identified 51 relevant cross‐sectional studies and 22 interventional studies. Sun‐related knowledge and attitude showed substantial differences with some alarming results, including people who had not even heard about skin cancer before. Reported SPB varied enormously between the included studies, with none of the studies providing an overall sufficient SPB in their examined sun protection measures. However, sun protection programmes using new technologies seem to have great potential to increase sun‐related knowledge and SPB. In countries worldwide, particularly in those where KC is not yet a public health issue, UVR protection should be promoted by healthcare institutions and authorities, politicians, cancer foundations and dermatologists to increase awareness as well as SPB and to decrease the worldwide burden of KC.

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“…Most medical professionals were aware of the harmful effects of UVR in relation to skin cancer . Isvy et al .…”

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Primary prevention of keratinocyte carcinoma among outdoor workers, the general population and medical professionals: a systematic review updated for 2019

Ziehfreund

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2019

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“…Moreover, insufficient knowledge regarding skin cancer prevention (including screening methods) was demonstrated among Malaysian's medical science students (Al-Naggar et al, 2011). Similarly, nurses' knowledge on that field was proved to be insufficient (Andsoy et al, 2013). Training program conducted among the farmers from Turkey is an example of the positive change in attitude to the prevention of skin cancers (Malak et al, 2011).…”

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Do Not Let to Be Late: Overview of Reasons for Melanoma Delayed Diagnosis

Gajda¹,

Kamińska‐Winciorek²

2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Melanoma of the skin is a malignant tumor, which incidence is still increasing. It was estimated that in the United States one person died from this cause every hour. The major risk factor of this disease is exposure to ultraviolet radiation, especially associated with the occurrence of sunburns. Patients diagnosed with distant metastases have median survival of 6-9 months. The aim of this paper was to identify the causes of delayed diagnosis of melanoma as diagnosis at an early stage seems to be the key to improve the survival rates. For this purpose, a search of medical databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar and Cancer Registers was conducted and an analysis of the literature from the years 1979-2013 was conducted.

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“…All these programs are based on studies which have shown that the continuing awareness of young people from the preschool age combined with parallel awareness of parents, teachers, and other structures, like media, internet and health professionals, contribute to the increasing knowledge on the sun exposure risks and the adoption of rational behaviors against sun radiation (Cokkinides et al, 2006;Gilaberte et al, 2008;Andsoy et al, 2013;Williams et al, 2013).…”

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

Cited by 15 publications

References 30 publications

Primary prevention of keratinocyte carcinoma among outdoor workers, the general population and medical professionals: a systematic review updated for 2019

Primary prevention of keratinocyte carcinoma among outdoor workers, the general population and medical professionals: a systematic review updated for 2019

Do Not Let to Be Late: Overview of Reasons for Melanoma Delayed Diagnosis

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

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