Randomized trial of the impact of a sun safety program on volunteers in outdoor venues

Cheng, Shaowei; Guan, Xin Yuan; Cao, Mei; Zhai, Siwen

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0781.2011.00567.x

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“…Some studies have reported increases in knowledge without an intention of, or actual, improvement in behavior [25]. In our previous study, the same phenomenon was observed [26]. We called this phenomenon a "knowledge-behavior gap."…”

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confidence: 52%

Current Status and Perception of Acne Among Chinese Adolescents: A Community-Based, Cross-Sectional Study

Hao¹

2015

SJPH

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Background: Acne is a common disease in adolescents, which may result in physical and psychological damage.Objective: This study was carried out to assess the current status and perceptions of adolescents toward acne in Beijing, China. Methods: A total of 858 students aged 12-18 years were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire to determine their perception of acne prevalence, treatment, and satisfaction of treatment. Results: The prevalence of acne in the sample was 54.7%. Adolescents obtained acne knowledge primarily from their parents (26.5%). 56.9% of adolescents were aware of acne; senior high school students were more aware of acne than junior high school students (p < 0.05). Only 35.2% of adolescents thought that they should go to the hospital for the treatment of acne; 16.8% actually did so, and 46.1% opted for no treatment. Junior high school students ignored treatment more often than did senior high school students (p < 0.05). Only 16.7% of students considered treatment to be effective. Conclusions: High acne prevalence existed in Chinese adolescents, but the number treated and efficacy of treatment were not satisfactory, which may be related to the poor perception of acne among this group.

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Current Status and Perception of Acne Among Chinese Adolescents: A Community-Based, Cross-Sectional Study

Hao¹

2015

SJPH

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“…Following this, 655 records were excluded based on irrelevancy and duplicity, leaving a total of 46 papers to be examined. In addition, six studies were excluded because the intervention focused on health consequences of UV exposure (Cheng, Guan, Cao, Liu, & Zhai, ; Dykstra, ; Hernandez et al ., ; Lazovich et al ., ; Olson, Gaffney, Starr, & Dietrich, [included in the Williams, et al . () review]; Thomas et al ., ), three due to not examining relevant research questions (Cox et al ., ; Hillhouse, Turrisi, Stapleton, & Robinson, ; Walsh, Stock, Peterson, & Gerrard, ), and seven for not containing an intervention (Cheetham & Ogden, ; Hillhouse et al ., ; Noar et al ., ; Pagoto et al ., ; Taylor, Westbrook, & Chang, ; Welch, Chang, & Taylor, ; Williams et al., 2013).…”

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Appearance‐based interventions to reduce UV exposure: A systematic review

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Dhingra

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British J Health Psychol

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This review provides a current perspective on the effectiveness of appearance-based interventions to reduce UV exposure, and also highlights methodological issues. It recommends that practitioners administer a UV photo intervention in combination with photoageing information to reduce UV exposure. Furthermore, the review specifically recommends that future research focuses on the use of theoretical constructs to enhance photoageing information and is conducted with older participants and in countries where people have less opportunity for sun exposure. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? Appearance-focused interventions may in some cases be more effective than health-focused interventions in reducing UV exposure, as the underlying motivations for tanning are associated with appearance concerns. Previous reviews and meta-analyses have indicated that appearance-focused interventions such as photoageing and UV photo are associated with positive effects in reducing UV exposure and/or increasing sun protection. Previous reviews identified methodological issues with research on this topic, which included limited a priori power calculations and a general lack of long-term follow-ups. What does this study add? This review concludes that photoageing information in combination with UV photo is associated with a medium positive effect size on sun protection intentions. Photoageing can be manipulated according to theoretical constructs (e.g., Theory of Alternative Behaviours), which may contribute to its effectiveness. Issues such as homogeneity of settings and participants and limited a priori power calculations in the included studies have been identified. This review specifically recommends that future research is conducted in locations with less overall sun exposure, and with a more diverse participant range (e.g., more males and older participants).

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“…The gap between sun safety knowledge/attitude and behavior was the focus of our previous study [10] and other studies [5,9]. It is generally believed that it is easier to increase sun safety knowledge than to change intended or actual sun safety behavior.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…The questionnaire used in a previous sun safety study was used as a reference when preparing the questionnaires [10]. General instructions were provided by the same researcher before the survey that demonstrated how to fill out the questionnaire correctly.…”

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Evaluation of a Sun Safety Education Program for High School Students in Beijing, China

Lai¹

2017

EDU

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Actions in reducing excessive sun exposure during childhood and adolescence has been a goal of a series of programs. The objective of this study was to evaluate a multi-component high school-based intervention program to increase sun safety knowledge and sun protection behaviors among students in Beijing, China. Volunteers from three high schools in Beijing were randomized to three groups. Group A was given a 2-year intervention program consisting of multi-unit presentations plus a series of educational materials. Group B was given a 1-year intervention program with educational materials only. Group C was served as a control group. Questionnaires were answered by the three groups at baseline, year 1, and year 2. In our study, group A achieved significant improvements in all six questions about the sun and sunscreen knowledge at year 1. Group B achieved significant improvements in two questions. Both groups A and B achieved significant improvements in avoiding sun exposure at noon and seeking shade. Group A achieved improvements in almost all sun knowledge and sun protection behaviors, with the exception of using sunglasses, at year 2 compared with year 1. We conclude that school-based sun protection intervention increases student knowledge and changes student sun protection behaviors. The 2-year program could achieved better results than the 1-year program.

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Randomized trial of the impact of a sun safety program on volunteers in outdoor venues

Abstract: Sun safety education could improve volunteer 's sun safety knowledge and behavior in the outdoor venues in China. Multi-component interventions proved to be the most effective sun safety education method.

Cited by 6 publications

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Current Status and Perception of Acne Among Chinese Adolescents: A Community-Based, Cross-Sectional Study

Current Status and Perception of Acne Among Chinese Adolescents: A Community-Based, Cross-Sectional Study

Appearance‐based interventions to reduce UV exposure: A systematic review

Evaluation of a Sun Safety Education Program for High School Students in Beijing, China

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