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Adolescents' Attitudes to Sun Exposure and Sun Protection.
Fernández-Morano, Teresa; Rivas-Ruiz, Francisco; de Troya-Martín, Magdalena; Blázquez-Sánchez, Nuria; Ruiz, Maria Padilla; Buendía-Eisman, Agustín.
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  • Fernández-Morano T; Dermatology Department, Costa del Sol Hospital, Marbella, Spain. tfm_84@hotmail.com.
  • Rivas-Ruiz F; Clinical Medicine and Public Health at the University of Granada, Granada, Spain. tfm_84@hotmail.com.
  • de Troya-Martín M; Research Department, Costa del Sol Hospital, Marbella, Spain.
  • Blázquez-Sánchez N; Red de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas- REDISSEC, Madrid, Spain.
  • Ruiz MP; Dermatology Department, Costa del Sol Hospital, Marbella, Spain.
  • Buendía-Eisman A; Red de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas- REDISSEC, Madrid, Spain.
J Cancer Educ ; 32(3): 596-603, 2017 Sep.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26781696
Adolescents are considered a risk group for the development of skin cancer in later life due to their high rates of sunburn. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between attitudes to sun exposure and the sociodemographic characteristics of adolescents, their habits, practices and knowledge. As a secondary goal, we describe the magnitude and sign of the correlations between these attitudes. Cross-sectional study of adolescent students from 12 secondary schools in southern Spain, the subjects were asked to complete the 'Beach Questionnaire'. This instrument examines four dimensions of attitudes, with standardised scores of 0-100, related to the sun, sun tanning, sun protection and sun cream. The higher the score, the more positive the attitude. The study population was composed of 270 adolescents. The highest scores were obtained for attitudes towards sun protection practices (mean 66.2; SD 18.6) and towards sun tanning (mean 64.2; SD 21.1). The lowest scores were obtained for attitudes towards using sun cream (mean 50.1; SD 24.6). Significant differences were found for all four attitudes, with a positive sign for the relationship between the number of days of sun exposure and a higher score for attitudes towards sunbathing (27.3 points difference between response extremes) and for attitudes towards suntanning (20 points difference). Favourable attitudes towards sunbathing and sun tanning have most influence on inadequate habits of sun exposure and deficient measures of sun protection. Adolescents should be considered a priority group for targeted interventions to improve sun protection behaviour.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Neoplasias Cutáneas / Estudiantes / Luz Solar / Protectores Solares / Actitud Frente a la Salud Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: J Cancer Educ Asunto de la revista: EDUCACAO / NEOPLASIAS Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: España Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Neoplasias Cutáneas / Estudiantes / Luz Solar / Protectores Solares / Actitud Frente a la Salud Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: J Cancer Educ Asunto de la revista: EDUCACAO / NEOPLASIAS Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: España Pais de publicación: Reino Unido