Lifeguards' sun protection habits and sunburns: Association with sun-safe environments and skin cancer prevention program participation

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-144

  Hall, Dawn M ^a,b   McCarty, Frances ^a   Elliott, Tom ^a   Glanz, Karen ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CANCER PREVENTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HABIT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; SWIMMING POOL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; SWIMMING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60349121702     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2008.553     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2007. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society; 2007.
2. Armstrong BK, Phil D. How sun exposure causes skin cancer: an epidemiological perspective. In: Hill D, Elwood M, English DR, eds. Prevention of Skin Cancer. Dordrecht, the Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers; 2004:90-111.
3. Cokkinides VE, Johnston-Davis K, Weinstock M, et al. Sun exposure and sun-protection behaviors and attitudes among U.S. youth, 11 to 18 years of age. Prev Med. 2001;33(3):141-151.
4. Geller AC, Shamban J, O'Riordan DL, Slygh C, Kinney JP, Rosenberg S. Raising sun protection and early detection awareness among Florida high schoolers. Pediatr Dermatol. 2005;22(2):112-118.
5. Cokkinides V, Weinstock M, Glanz K, Albano J, Ward E, Thun M. Trends in sunburns, sun protection practices, and attitudes toward sun exposure protection and tanning among US adolescents,1998-2004. Pediatrics. 2006;118(3):853-864.
6. Jones SE, Saraiya M. Suncreen use among US high school students, 1999-2003. J Sch Health. 2006;76(4):150-153.
7. Saraiya M, Hall HI, Uhler RJ. Sunburn prevalence among adults in the United States, 1999. Am J Prev Med. 2002;23(2):91-97.
8. Glanz K, Buller D, Saraiya M. Reducing ultraviolet radiation exposure among outdoor workers: state of the evidence and recommendations. Environ Health. 2007;6:22.
9. Geller AC, Glanz K, Shigaki D, Isnec MR, Sun T, Maddock J. Impact of skin cancer prevention on outdoor aquatics staff: The Pool Cool program in Hawaii and Massachusetts. Prev Med. 2001;33(3):155-161.
10. Saraiya M, Glanz K, Briss P, et al. Interventions to prevent skin cancer by reducing exposure to ultraviolet radiation: a systematic review. Am J Prev Med. 2004;27(5):422-466.
11. Glanz K, Geller AC, Shigaki D, Maddock J, Isnec MR. A randomized trial of skin cancer prevention in aquatics settings: the Pool Cool program. Health Psychol. 2002;21(6):579-587.
12. Glanz K, Steffen A, Elliott T, O'Riordan D. Diffusion of an effective skin cancer prevention program: design, theoretical foundations, and first-year implementation. Health Psychol. 2005;24(5):477-487.
13. Weinstock MA. Assessment of sun sensitivity by questionnaire: validity of items and formulation of a prediction rule. J Clin Epidemiol. 1992;45(5):547-552.
14. Glanz K, Schoenfeld E, Weinstock MA, Layi G, Kidd J, Shigaki DM. Development and reliability of a brief skin cancer risk assessment tool. Cancer Detect Prev. 2003;27(4):311-315.
15. Glanz K, Lew R, Song V, Cook VA. Factors associated with skin cancer prevention practices in a multiethnic population. Health Educ Behav. 1999;26(3):344-359.
16. Baranowski T, Perry CL, Parcel GS. How individuals, environments, and health behavior interact: social cognitive theory. In: Glanz K, Rimer BK, Lewis FM, eds. Health Behavior and Health Education. 3rd ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 2002:165-184.
17. Bandura A. Health promotion by social cognitive means. Health Educ Behav. 2004;31(2):143-164.