Study protocol: A randomised controlled trial of a theory-based online intervention to improve sun safety among Australian adults

BMC Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Cleary, Cathy M ^a   White, Katherine M ^a   Young, Ross M ^a   Hawkes, Anna L ^a,b   Leske, Stuart ^a   Starfelt, Louise C ^a   Wihardjo, Kylie ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult; Oncology; Online intervention; Skin cancer; Sun protection; Sun protective behaviour; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PERCEPTIONS QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; THERAPEUTIC MISCONCEPTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT;

ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; QUEENSLAND; RESEARCH DESIGN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84898596835     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-162     Document Type: Article

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