Online web-based sun-protective behaviors

Perceived Relevance of Educative Information on Public (Skin) Health: Results of a Representative, Population-Based Telephone Survey

“…Magdum and co-workers identified dermatologists and plastic surgeons as principal stakeholders in skin cancer treatment, as such standing at the forefront of influencing sun protection measures [ 34 ]. In line with Bragazzi et al , our data suggest that healthcare professionals including non-dermatologist physicians should pro-actively activate their patients to adopt adequate sun-protective measures [ 35 ]. To distribute health promotion messages, representatives of all medical disciplines and also medical students should internalize the economic and health benefits of primary prevention [ 34 ].…”

“…Also, future skin health campaigns might be more effective if they target social and psychological barriers associated with non-uptake of sun protection. In line with these study results, we suggest that evaluating country and target group-specific barriers could unravel the complex factors contributing to translate knowledge into skin health action [ 35 ].…”

“…Thus, these mass media campaigns raised awareness for skin health promotion and advantageously influence tanning-related attitudes. Conflictingly, increased sun-related knowledge does not change sun-related behavior, suggesting a need for repeatedly provided educative content [ 21 , 23 , 35 , 38 ]. Also, future skin health campaigns might be more effective if they target social and psychological barriers associated with non-uptake of sun protection.…”