Trial reportAmerican journal of preventive medicine2016
Efficacy of an Intervention to Alter Skin Cancer Risk Behaviors in Young Adults.
Trial report in American journal of preventive medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 28 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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A Tailored Internet Intervention to Reduce Skin Cancer Risk Behaviors Among Young Adults
Modifying Young Adult Skin Cancer Risk and Protective Behaviors (UV4.me2): A Hybrid Type 2 Dissemination/Effectiveness Trial
Who cites it
28 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Dropout Rate in Digital Health Interventions for the Prevention of Skin Cancer: Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Metaregression.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
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- Review of interventions to reduce ultraviolet tanning: Need for treatments targeting excessive tanning, an emerging addictive behavior.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2017Pooled it
- Systematic Review of Interventions to Increase Awareness of Ultraviolet Radiation-Induced Harm and Protective Behaviors in Post-Secondary School Adults.Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgeryPooled it
- Digital Skin Cancer Risk Reduction Interventions for Young Adults: Findings from a Hybrid Type-II Effectiveness-Implementation Trial.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2025Trial
- Digital Interventions to Modify Skin Cancer Risk Behaviors in a National Sample of Young Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- Increasing Skin Cancer Prevention in Young Adults: the Cumulative Impact of Personalized UV Photography and MC1R Genetic Testing.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2023Trial
- Improving Uptake of Cancer Genetic Risk Assessment in a Remote Tailored Risk Communication and Navigation Intervention: Large Effect Size but Room to Grow.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2023Trial
- Advancing Survivors Knowledge (ASK Study) of Skin Cancer Surveillance After Childhood Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2023Trial
- An online skin cancer risk-reduction intervention for young adults: Mechanisms of effects.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2017Trial
- "It just happens": A qualitative analysis of unintentional tanning behaviors.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2026Article
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- 'I had a bigger cancer risk than I thought…': The experience of receiving personalized risk information as part of a skin cancer prevention intervention in the college setting.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
- Digital interventions for promoting sun protection and skin self-examination behaviors: A systematic review.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Review
- Trends in Cancers of the Skin: Insights from a Three-year Observational Cohort in Manhattan Beach, California.The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2022Article
- A Comprehensive Evaluation of Health-Related Life Quality Assessment Through Head and Neck, Prostate, Breast, Lung, and Skin Cancer in Adults.Frontiers in public health · 2022Review
- Real-Time UV Measurement With a Sun Protection System for Warning Young Adults About Sunburn: Prospective Cohort Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Article
- Public Interest in Acne on the Internet: Comparison of Search Information From Google Trends and Naver.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
- Solar Ultraviolet Exposure in Individuals Who Perform Outdoor Sport Activities.Sports medicine - open · 2020Review
- An approach to estimating the environmental burden of cancer from known and probable carcinogens: application to Ontario, Canada.BMC public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionSkin cancer is the most common cancer, and its incidence is increasing. Young adults expose themselves to large amounts of ultraviolet radiation (UV) and engage in minimal skin protection, which increases their risk. Internet interventions are effective in modifying health behaviors and are highly disseminable. The current study's purpose was to test an Internet intervention to decrease UV exposure and increase skin protection behavior among young adults. STUDY
designRCT conducted in 2014, with data analyzed in 2015. SETTING/
participantsA national sample of adults aged 18-25 years at moderate to high risk of developing skin cancer by a self-report measure was recruited online.
interventionParticipants were randomized to one of three intervention conditions: assessment only, the website of a skin cancer organization, or a tailored interactive multimedia Internet intervention program (UV4.me) based on the Integrative Model of Behavioral Prediction.
main outcome measuresSelf-reported overall UV exposure and skin protection assessed at 3 and 12 weeks after baseline. Secondary outcomes were self-reported intentional and incidental UV exposure, sunburns, sunscreen use, and skin cancer screening.
resultsFor the intervention arm, there were significant decreases in UV exposure and increases in skin protection at both follow-up time points compared with the assessment-only condition (p<0.001). The effect sizes (Cohen's d) comparing the experimental and assessment-only arm for exposure behaviors were 0.41 at 3-week follow-up and 0.43 at 12-week follow-up. The effect sizes for protection behaviors were 0.41 at 3-week follow-up and 0.53 at 12-week follow-up. The control condition was not significantly different from the assessment only condition. All three conditions exhibited decreased exposure and increased protection at both follow-ups (p<0.01), but the effect was much stronger in the intervention group. Secondary outcomes were generally also significantly improved in the intervention condition compared with the other conditions.
conclusionsThis is the first published report describing the results of an RCT of an Internet intervention to modify skin cancer risk behaviors among young adults. The UV4.me intervention significantly improved self-reported skin cancer prevention behaviors. Future research will investigate mechanisms of change and approaches for dissemination.
trial registrationThis study is registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov NCT02147080.
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