Observational studyInternational journal of public health2014
Assessing population-wide behaviour change: concordance of 10-year trends in self-reported and observed sun protection.
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- 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
- An objective and cross-sectional examination of sun-safe behaviours in New South Wales primary schools.BMC public health · 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
- Scottish adolescents' sun-related behaviours, tanning attitudes and associations with skin cancer awareness: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2014Trial
- Observed and self-reported COVID-19 health protection behaviours on a university campus and the impact of a single simple intervention.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2023Article
- Influence of Social and Psychosocial Factors on Summer Vacationers' Sun Protection Behaviors, the PRISME Study, France.International journal of public health · 2022Article
- Implementation of the SunSmart program and population sun protection behaviour in Melbourne, Australia: Results from cross-sectional summer surveys from 1987 to 2017.PLoS medicine · 2019Article
- Walking and Sun Protective Behaviors: Cross-Sectional Associations of Beneficial Health Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Effect of long-term acclimatization on summer thermal comfort in outdoor spaces: a comparative study between Melbourne and Hong Kong.International journal of biometeorology · 2018Article
- 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 Exposure Prevalence and Associated Skin Health Habits: Results from the Austrian Population-Based UVSkinRisk Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
- Demographic differences in sun protection beliefs and behavior: a community-based study in Shanghai, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectivesIncreases in socially desirable responses in self-reports might occur in the context of ongoing public education. We examine concordance of trends in two long-term studies monitoring population impact for SunSmart.
methodsOne study employed telephone interviews of Melbourne residents; the other entailed observations at public recreation venues across Melbourne. The studies assessed people's sun protection on identical weekend dates (Nw = 33 dates). Data from five summers between 1992 and 2001 (n ~ 23,000 individuals) were analysed. A body cover index score was calculated for participants on each date. Outcomes were aggregated separately for Saturdays and Sundays by date and year. Regression analyses tested whether these trends differed by survey method.
resultsThe pattern of change in body cover over time was similar for both surveys. Self-reported body cover was consistently higher than observed body cover, suggesting that social desirability bias may be present. Regression analyses showed no divergence between self-reported and observed trends in mean body cover, suggesting no evidence of significant increased social desirability bias in self-reporting over time.
conclusionFindings suggest that self-report offers a valid means of assessing change in a population's sun protection compliance over time, at least when self-reports are precisely focussed for time and activity context.
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