ArticleEnvironmental research2016
Environmental variables associated with vacationers' sun protection at warm weather resorts in North America.
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- Awareness, understanding, use, and impact of the UV index: A systematic review of over two decades of international research.Preventive medicine · 2019Pooled it
- A Randomized Trial of an Advanced Sun Safety Intervention for Vacationers at 41 North American Resorts.Journal of health communication · 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
- Reactivity to UV Radiation Exposure Monitoring Using Personal Exposure Devices for Skin Cancer Prevention: Longitudinal Observational Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Observational
- Solar Ultraviolet Exposure in Individuals Who Perform Outdoor Sport Activities.Sports medicine - open · 2020Review
- Examining Health-Related Effects of Refurbishment to Parks in a Lower Socioeconomic Area: The ShadePlus Natural Experiment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Psychological correlates of adherence to photoprotection in a rare disease: International survey of people with Xeroderma Pigmentosum.British journal of health psychology · 2019Article
- Influence of Air Temperature on the UV Exposure of Different Body Sites Due to Clothing of Young Women During Daily Errands.Photochemistry and photobiology · 2019Article
- Reliability and consistency of a validated sun exposure questionnaire in a population-based Danish sample.Preventive medicine reports · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundVacationing at sunny, warm weather locations is a risk factor for excessive solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure and skin cancer.
objectivesThis study examined the association of environmental variables related to UV levels with vacationers' sun protection.
methodsVacationers at 41 summer resorts in 17 states and 1 Canadian Province were interviewed (n=3531) and observed (N=4347) during 2012 and 2013. Clothing coverage, sunglasses, and shade use were observed. Use of sunscreen and sunburns were self-reported. Environmental information was recorded by research staff or acquired from ground stations and the weather service.
resultsTemperature was positively associated with sun protection behaviors; however clothing coverage was negatively associated with temperature. Cloud cover was negatively associated with sun protection, with the exception of clothing coverage which was positively associated with it. Elevation showed a mixed pattern of associations with vacationer's sun protection. Latitude of a resort was negatively associated with most sun protection behaviors, such that sun protection increased at more southerly resorts. Similarly, the farther south a vacationer traveled to the resort, the less sun protection they employed. The UV index showed a weak, positive relationship with some sun protection behaviors even when controlling for temperature.
conclusionsVacationers appeared aware that UV is higher at southern latitudes and may learn UV is intense when living in southern regions. However, many used temperature, an unreliable cue, to judge UV intensity and seemed to adjust clothing for warmth not UV protection. Efforts are needed to help individuals make more accurate sun safety decisions.
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