ArticleEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2018
Skin cancer risk perception and sun protection behavior at work, at leisure, and on sun holidays: a survey for Danish outdoor and indoor workers.
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- Sun Protection Behavior in Danish Outdoor Workers Following a Multicomponent Intervention.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Stimulating Sunscreen Use Among Outdoor Construction Workers: A Pilot Study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Determinants of Sailors' Protective Behaviors in Fishing Spots against the Risks of Sunlight and Skin Cancer: A Qualitative Study in Iran.Journal of skin cancer · 2021Article
- Protection of the Eye from Ultraviolet Radiation Damage Among Adults in Addis Zemen Town, Northwest Ethiopia.Clinical optometry · 2021Article
- Examining intentions to engage in sun protective behaviors among Latino day laborers: An application of the theory of planned behavior.Health promotion perspectives · 2021Article
- Determining Skin Cancer Protective Behaviors in the Light of the Protection Motivation Theory among Sailors in Bandar-Bushehr in the South of Iran.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2020Article
- Sex as a Risk Factor for Solar Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure?-Dosimetry in Danish Outdoor Workers.Photochemistry and photobiology · 2020Article
- Sun protection habits and behaviors of a group of outdoor workers and students from the agricultural and construction sectors in north-Italy.La Medicina del lavoro · 2020Article
- Sun Awareness and Sun Protection Practices.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2020Article
- Strategic Task and Break Timing to Reduce Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure in Outdoor Workers.Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
- Outdoor workers' perceptions of skin cancer risk and attitudes to sun-protective measures: A qualitative study.Journal of occupational health · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo prevent occupational skin cancer, it is essential that the sun-protective behavior of outdoor workers is adequate. The aim is to study the sun-protective behavior of Danish outdoor workers at work, at leisure, and on sun holiday and compare it to that of indoor workers.
methodsThis is a cross-sectional study, based on a 53-item survey completed by Danish outdoor (n = 380) and indoor workers (n = 119) in 2016-2017. Status as outdoor or indoor worker was decided based on self-report and behavioral differences were tested using (paired) t tests and multiple regression adjusted for age, sex, educational level, history of smoking, and skin type.
resultsDanish outdoor workers at work use sun protection less than they do at leisure and on sun holiday (α < .05) where their sun protection behavior is similar to that of indoor workers. The proportion of Danish outdoor workers that always/often use sun protection at work is for shade seeking around noon 4.2%, sunscreen 34.5%, wide-brimmed hat 25.3%, and long trousers and shirt with sleeves 42.4%. Of Danish outdoor workers, 49.5% do not think about the risk of occupational skin cancer and 11.8% think the risk is insignificant, 32.4% think that the use of sun protection is of low or no importance, 84.2% consider sunburn important as skin cancer risk factor still 88.9% have a history of sunburn at work, > 80.0% agree that risk of skin cancer is reduced by the use of sun protection, and only 4.0% dismiss the possibility of sun protection use at work.
conclusionsSkin cancer risk and use of sun protection at work are largely neglected in Danish outdoor workers, more so than at leisure and on sun holiday where their risk behavior resembles that of indoor workers. This indicates an untapped workplace preventive potential.
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