ArticleAmerican journal of preventive medicine2008
Increasing sun protection in winter outdoor recreation a theory-based health communication program.
Article in American journal of preventive medicine, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01804595 (A Randomized Control Trial of Sun Protection Interventions for Operating Engineers), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers.
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A Randomized Control Trial of Sun Protection Interventions for Operating Engineers
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22 citing papers in PubMed.
- A Randomized Trial of an Advanced Sun Safety Intervention for Vacationers at 41 North American Resorts.Journal of health communication · 2017Trial
- Effect of an intervention on observed sun protection by vacationers in a randomized controlled trial at North American resorts.Preventive medicine · 2017Trial
- Rationale, design, and baseline data of a cross-national randomized trial on the effect of built shade in public parks for sun protection.Contemporary clinical trials · 2017Trial
- Rationale, design, samples, and baseline sun protection in a randomized trial on a skin cancer prevention intervention in resort environments.Contemporary clinical trials · 2016Trial
- Translation of a Ski School Sun Safety Program to North American Ski and Snowboard Schools.Health promotion practice · 2015Trial
- Dissemination of go sun smart in outdoor recreation: effect of program exposure on sun protection of guests at high-altitude ski areas.Journal of health communication · 2014Trial
- Protocol of a randomized controlled trial of sun protection interventions for operating engineers.BMC public health · 2013Trial
- Skin cancer education and early detection at the beach: a randomized trial of dermatologist examination and biometric feedback.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2011Trial
- Design and methods for a cluster randomized trial of the Sunless Study: a skin cancer prevention intervention promoting sunless tanning among beach visitors.BMC public health · 2009Trial
- Enhancing industry-based dissemination of an occupational sun protection program with theory-based strategies employing personal contact.American journal of health promotion : AJHPTrial
- Increasing topical sunscreen use in German outdoor workers: results of a non-randomised controlled intervention study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Public sunscreen dispensers and sun-protective behaviours: an observational study in Toronto, Canada.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
- Skin Cancer Risk, Sun-Protection Knowledge and Behavior in Athletes-A Narrative Review.Cancers · 2023Review
- Photoprotection in Outdoor Sports: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations to Reduce Risk Among Athletes.Dermatology and therapy · 2022Review
- The Context of Sunburn Among U.S. Adults: Common Activities and Sun Protection Behaviors.American journal of preventive medicine · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Sun Protection at Outdoor Recreation and Leisure Venues at Resorts in North America.American journal of health education · 2017Article
- Environmental variables associated with vacationers' sun protection at warm weather resorts in North America.Environmental research · 2016Article
- Sun Safety at Work Canada: a multiple case-study protocol to develop sun safety and heat protection programs and policies for outdoor workers.Implementation science : IS · 2015Article
- The effect of a communications campaign on middle school students' nutrition and physical activity: results of the HEALTHY study.Journal of health communication · 2013Article
- Compliance with sunscreen advice in a survey of adults engaged in outdoor winter recreation at high-elevation ski areas.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2012Article
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Abstract
backgroundUnprotected and excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is the primary risk factor for skin cancer.
designA pair-matched, group-randomized, pre-test/post-test, quasi-experimental design, with ski resorts as the unit of randomization, tested the effectiveness of Go Sun Smart, a multi-channel skin cancer prevention program. Independent samples of guests were taken at baseline (2001) and follow-up (2002); data were analyzed in 2006. SETTING AND
participantsA total of 6516 adult guests at 26 ski areas in the western U.S. and Canada were recruited, consented, and interviewed on chairlifts. This study was nested within an occupational intervention for ski area workers.
interventionSki areas were pair-matched and randomized to receive Go Sun Smart, which consisted of print, electronic, visual, and interpersonal skin cancer prevention messages.
main outcome measuresSun-protection behaviors, sunburning, recall of sun-protection messages, and the association of message exposure to sun protection.
resultsThe difference in recall of all sun-protection messages, messages on signs and posters, and the Go Sun Smart logo was significant between the intervention and control resorts. Reported use of sun-protection practices was higher by guests at intervention ski areas using more (a higher dose of) Go Sun Smart materials. Intervention-group guests who recalled a sun-safety message were more likely to practice sun safety than intervention-group guests who did not recall a message and control-group guests.
conclusionsWhile the mere implementation of Go Sun Smart did not produce sun-safety improvements, Go Sun Smart appeared to be effective for guests who encountered and remembered it. Many factors can work against message exposure. Signage seemed to produce the greatest increase in exposure to sun-safety messages.
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