Measuring sun exposure habits and sun protection behaviour using a comprehensive scoring instrument - An illustration of a possible model based on Likert scale scorings and on estimation of readiness to increase sun protection

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Falk, M ^a,b   Anderson, C D ^b  

^a The Research and Development Unit for Local Health Care   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Questionnaire; Skin cancer prevention; Sun protection behaviour

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER PREVENTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSULTATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN CANCER; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBATHING; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL OF BEHAVIOUR CHANGE;

ADULT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863482114     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: 1877783X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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