A population-based survey on tanning bed use in Germany

Börner, Franziska; Schütz, Holger; Wiedemann, Peter M.

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“…These last years, some studies have reported the frequency of tanning bed use in different contexts [9,10]. They reported the prevalence of tanning bed use, individual characteristics associated with this practice.…”

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“…They reported the prevalence of tanning bed use, individual characteristics associated with this practice. For example, Börner et al [9], found positive relationships of appearance and health related beliefs with tanning bed use and some misconceptions in users about the positive effect of artificial UV radiation A systematic literature review reported that users are characterized by a lack of knowledge about health risks of UV, and prompted by the frequent use of sunbeds by friends or family members and the experience of positive emotions and relaxation by indoor tanning [11]. These characteristics are context dependant however [12], and it is important to study specific user profiles in the French context, given the fact that today, limited data are available to accurately describe the frequency of use of UV booths in France and user profiles.…”

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Exposure to indoor tanning in France: a population based study

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BackgroundTanning lamp sessions have increased in Europe in recent years. Recent epidemiological studies have confirmed a proven link between melanoma and artificial UV exposure. However, in France, little information is available to determine the exposure of the population. This article presents the results from the ‘Baromètre cancer 2010’ concerning the proportion of users exposed to artificial UV radiation in France, their characteristics and level of information on the risks associated.MethodsA two stage random sampling telephone survey assisted by CATI system (household, individual) was performed from 3 April 2010 to 7 August 2010 on a sample of 3,359 people aged 15 to 75 years old.ResultsIn 2010, 13.4% of the French population reported to have tanning lamp sessions at least once in their lifetime and 3.5% of the total population reported the use of artificial UV radiation over the last twelve months. Exposure over the last twelve months is most commonly seen among females (5.0%) and young population between 20–25 years old (9.6%). In addition, 3.5% of those under 18 years report having attended UV booths at least once during their lifetime even though they are forbidden to minors. Moreover, more than one the third of users reported more than 10 exposures within a year. The places of exposure cited most often were beauty salons (50%) and tanning centers (46%). Only 49.2% of those surveyed felt that they were well informed on the risks of cancer associated with UV booths. Furthermore, the population was found to have misconceptions about artificial UV radiation. One quarter of the population, believe that artificial UV radiation use before vacation protects the skin from sunburn.ConclusionsThis first study on artificial UV radiation exposure in France has better quantified and characterized the users. It has also defined the state of knowledge and the perception of risk by the general French population. This work will contribute to determine actions of prevention to reduce cancer risk related to artificial UV radiation.

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Exposure to indoor tanning in France: a population based study

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“…Auch diese Ergebnisse decken sich mit vorangegangen Studien [30 -34] . Positives Body Image, Attraktivit ä t und Wohlgef ü hl im Zusammenhang mit UV-Exposition haben in den letzten Jahren auch in Deutschland stark an Bedeutung gewonnen [40,41] . Fragt man nach der H ä ufi gkeit, mit der im Alltag an Risiken gedacht wird, so erweist sich, dass das Thema UV-Risiko im Alltagsdenken keinen dominanten Platz hat, wohl aber pr ä sent ist.…”

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“…Auch l ä sst sich nur ein geringer bzw. kein Zusammenhang zwischen Risikowahrnehmung und Expositionsverhalten feststellen, wie eine aktuelle Studie zu Solariennutzung in Deutschland belegt [41] . Br ä unung im Solarium ist allerdings eine Sonderform der UVExposition, da hier Attraktivit ä ts-und Wohlf ü hlaspekte eine besondere Rolle spielen.…”

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“…Mehr als 90 % wussten um die gr ö ß ere Gef ä hrdung von Kindern und Hellh ä utigen. K ü rzlich ver ö ff entlicht wurden Ergebnisse zur Pr ä valenz und Motivation der Solariennutzung in Deutschland [40,41] , die auch Aspekte der UV-Risiko-Nutzeneinsch ä tzung erfassten. UV-Risikoerw ä -paigns do not necessarily lead to a change in the perception of personal UV risk.…”

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UV-Risikowahrnehmung in der Bevölkerung: Ergebnisse einer repräsentativen Umfrage in Deutschland

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In summary, participants' perception and assessment of the various health risks of UV exposure seem to be realistic, but the UV risk assessment it is not related to the perception of personal risk. One must therefore assume that UV health risk information and education campaigns do not necessarily lead to a change in the perception of personal UV risk. Rather than addressing primarily risk knowledge, UV risk communication should focus more on motivational aspects and consider the role of UV benefit perception.

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International Prevalence of Indoor Tanning

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IMPORTANCE Indoor tanning is a known carcinogen, but the scope of exposure to this hazard is not known. OBJECTIVE To summarize the international prevalence of exposure to indoor tanning. DATA SOURCES Studies were identified through systematic searches of PubMed (1966 to present), Scopus (1823 to present), and Web of Science (1898 to present) databases, last performed on March 16, 2013. We also hand searched reference lists to identify records missed by database searches and publicly available data not yet published in the scientific literature. STUDY SELECTION Records reporting a prevalence of indoor tanning were eligible for inclusion. We excluded case-control studies, reports with insufficient study information, and reports of groups recruited using factors related to indoor tanning. Two independent investigators performed searches and study selection. Our search yielded 1976 unique records. After exclusions, 161 records were assessed for eligibility in full text, and 88 were included. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Two independent investigators extracted data on characteristics of study participants, inclusion/exclusion criteria, data collection format, outcomes, and statistical methods. Random-effects meta-analyses were used to summarize the prevalence of indoor tanning in different age categories. We calculated the population proportional attributable risk of indoor tanning in the United States, Europe, and Australia for nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) and melanoma. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Ever and past-year exposure to indoor tanning. RESULTS The summary prevalence of ever exposure was 35.7% (95% CI, 27.5%-44.0%) for adults, 55.0% (33.0%-77.1%) for university students, and 19.3% (14.7%-24.0%) for adolescents. The summary prevalence of past-year exposure was 14.0% (95% CI, 11.5%-16.5%) for adults, 43.1% (21.7%-64.5%) for university students, and 18.3% (12.6%-24.0%) for adolescents. These results included data from 406 696 participants. The population proportional attributable risk were 3.0% to 21.8% for NMSC and 2.6% to 9.4% for melanoma, corresponding to more than 450 000 NMSC cases and more than 10 000 melanoma cases each year attributable to indoor tanning in the United States, Europe, and Australia. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Exposure to indoor tanning is common in Western countries, especially among young persons. Given the large number of skin cancer cases attributable to indoor tanning, these findings highlight a major public health issue.

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A population-based survey on tanning bed use in Germany

Cited by 32 publications

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Exposure to indoor tanning in France: a population based study

Exposure to indoor tanning in France: a population based study

UV-Risikowahrnehmung in der Bevölkerung: Ergebnisse einer repräsentativen Umfrage in Deutschland

International Prevalence of Indoor Tanning

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