Seven-year trends in sun protection and sunburn among Australian adolescents and adults

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-69

  Volkov, Angela ^a   Dobbinson, Suzanne ^a   Wakefield, Melanie ^a   Slevin, Terry ^b  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b Cancer Council Western Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviours; Skin cancer prevention; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TUMOR; SUNBURN; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TELEPHONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873666748     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12012     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Staples M, Elwood M, Burton R, Williams J, Marks R, Giles G. Non-melanoma skin cancer in Australia: the 2002 national survey and trends since 1985. Med J Aust. 2006;184(1):6-10.
2. Liang JJ, Robinson E, Martin RC. Cutaneous melanoma in New Zealand: 2000-2004. Aust N Z J Surg. 2010;80(5):312-16.
3. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Non-melanoma Skin Cancer: General Practice Consultations, Hospitalisation and Mortality. Cancer Series No.: 43. Catalogue No.: 39. Canberra (AUST): AIHW; 2008.
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 3303.0.-Causes of Death, Australia 2010, 'Underlying Causes of Death', Data Cube: Excel Spreadsheet. Canberra (AUST): ABS; 2012.
5. Thursfield V, Giles G. Skin Cancer. Canstat No.: 44. Melbourne (AUST): Cancer Council Victoria; 2007 November.
6. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cancer in Australia: An Overview, 2010 [Internet]. AIHW Catalogue No.: CAN 56. Canberra (AUST): AIHW: 2010 December. Available from: www.aihw.gov.au.
7. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Young Australians: Their health and Wellbeing 2007. AIHW Catalogue No.: PHE 87. Canberra (AUST): AIHW; 2007.
8. McCarthy WH. The Australian experience in sun protection and screening for melanoma. J Surg Oncol. 2004;86(4):236-45.
9. Hill D J, Dobbinson S J, Makin J K. Interventions to lower ultraviolet radiation exposure: Education, legislation, and public policy. In: 2009 Educational Book Category: Melanoma/Skin Cancers. Alexandria (VA): American Society of Clinical Oncology; 2009.
10. Sinclair C, Foley P. Skin cancer prevention in Australia. Br J Dermatol. 2009;161 Suppl 3:116-23.
11. Erdmann F, Lortet-Tieulent J, Schuz J, Zeeb H, Greinert R, Breitbart E W, et al. International trends in the incidence of malignant melanoma 1953-2008-Are recent generations at higher or lower risk? Int J Cancer. 2012. PubMed PMID: 22532371.
12. Giles GG, Armstrong BK, Burton RC, Staples MP, Thursfield VJ. Has mortality from melanoma stopped rising in Australia?: Analysis of trends between 1931 and 1994. Br Med J. 1996;312:1121-5.
13. Dobbinson SJ, Wakefield MA, Jamsen KM, Herd NL, Spittal MJ, Lipscomb JE, et al. Weekend sun protection and sunburn in Australia: trends (1987-2002) and association with SunSmart television advertising. Am J Prev Med. 2008;34(2):94-101.
14. Cancer Council Australia. National Cancer Prevention Policy 2007-2009. Melbourne (AUST): Cancer Council Australia; 2007.
15. Cancer Council Australia. National Cancer Prevention Policy 2004-06. 2003. Sydney (AUST): New South Wales Cancer Council; 2004.
16. Smith BJ, Ferguson C, McKenzie J, Bauman A, Vita P. Impacts from repeated mass media campaigns to promote sun protection in Australia. Health Promot Int. 2002;17(1):51-60.
17. NSW Health Department and The Cancer Council NSW. Sun Protection: a Guide to Develop Better Practice in Skin Cancer Prevention in NSW. Sydney. 2001.
18. Anti Cancer Foundation of South Australia. Sunsmart Evaluation Report 1999-2001. Report No.:1. Adelaide (AUST): Anti Cancer Foundation of South Australia; 2001 October.
19. Minister for Health, The Honourable Stephen Robertson. Media Release: More to a Tan Than Meets the Eye-Dark Side of Tanning Campaign [Internet]. Brisbane (AUST): State Government of Queensland; 2008 December 3 [cited 2012 May 8]. Available from: http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/Id/61714
20. Dobbinson S, Wakefield M, Hill D, Girgis A, Aitken J F, Beckmann K, et al. Children's sun exposure and sun protection: Prevalence in Australia and related parental factors. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011;66(6):938-47.
21. Dobbinson S, Wakefield M, Hill D, Girgis A, Aitken J F, Beckmann K, et al. Prevalence and determinants of Australian adolescents' and adults' weekend sun protection and sunburn, summer 2003-2004. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008;59(4):602-14.
22. Department of Health and Ageing. Overview of the National Skin Cancer Awareness Campaign [Internet]. Canberra (AUST): Commonwealth of Australia; 2010 [cited 2012 Jun 25]. Available from: http://www.skincancer. gov.au/
23. SunSmart Victoria. Dark Side of Tanning (2009-2012) [Internet]. Melbourne (AUST): Cancer Council Victoria, 2012 [cited 2012 Jun 25]. Available from: http://www.sunsmart.com.au/dark-side-of-tanning-media-campaign
24. Lower T, Girgis A, Sanson-Fisher R. How valid is adolescents' self-report as a way of assessing sun protection practices? Prev Med. 1998;27:385-90.
25. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 3235.0.55.001-Population by Age and Sex, Australia 2003-Electronic Delivery. Canberra (AUST): ABS; 2004.
26. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 3235.0.55.001-Population by Age and Sex, Australia Jun 2005-Electronic Delivery. Canberra (AUST): ABS; 2005.
27. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 3101.0.-Australian Demographic Statisitcs, December 2010, 'Estimated Resident Population, by Age and Sex, Australia', Data Cube: Excel Spreadsheet. Canberra (AUST): ABS; 2010.
28. Bureau of Meteorology. Australia in Summer (December-February) 2010-11 [Internet]. Melbourne (AUST): BOM; 2011 [cited 2011 Oct 22]. Available from: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/season/aus/archive/201102.summary. shtml
29. Hill D, White V, Marks R, Theobald T, Borland R, Roy C R. Melanoma prevention: behavioral and nonbehavioral factors in sunburn among an Australian urban population. Prev Med. 1992;21:654-69.
30. Hill D, Theobald T, Borland R, White V, Marks R. Summer Activities, Sunburn, Sun-related Attitudes and Precautions Against Skin Cancer: A survey of Melbourne Residents in the Summer of 1987/1988. Melbourne (AUST): Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Cancer Council Victoria; 1990 December.
31. Shih ST, Carter R, Sinclair C, Mihalopoulos C, Vos T. Economic evaluation of skin cancer prevention in Australia. Prev Med. 2009;49(5):449-53.
32. Carter R, Marks R, Hill D. Could a national skin cancer primary prevention campaign in Australia be worthwhile?: an economic perspective. Health Promot Int. 1999;14(1):73-82.
33. Scully M, Wakefield M, Dixon H. Trends in news coverage about skin cancer prevention, 1993-2006: increasingly mixed messages for the public. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2008;32(5):461-6.
34. Janda M, Kimlin M, Whiteman D, Aitken J, Neale R. Sun protection and low levels of vitamin D: are people concerned? Cancer Causes Control. 2007;18(9):1015-9.
35. Glanz K, Buller DB, Saraiya M. Reducing ultraviolet radiation exposure among outdoor workers: state of the evidence and recommendations. Environ Health. 2007;6:22.
36. Dobbinson S, Knight K. Protecting workers from ultraviolet radiation in sunlight. J Occup Health Saf. 2001;17(6):587-9.
37. Hearne K, Makin J, Spittal M. National Hazard Exposure Worker Surveillance: Exposure to Direct Sunlight and the Provision of Sun Exposure Controls in Australian Workplaces. Melbourne (AUST): Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Cancer Council Victoria; 2010 January.
38. Dobbinson SJ, White V, Wakefield MA, Jamsen KM, Livingston PM, English DR, et al. Adolescents' use of purpose built shade in secondary schools: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2009;338:b95.
39. Dobbinson S, Jamsen K, Dixon HG, Spittal MJ, Lagerlund M, Lipscomb JE, et al. Assessing population-wide behaviour change: concordance of 10-year trends in self-reported and observed sun protection. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers. 2012 Unpublished Observations.