SynthesisPreventive medicine2019
Awareness, understanding, use, and impact of the UV index: A systematic review of over two decades of international research.
Synthesis in Preventive medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The extent of public awareness and use of the Global Solar UV Index as a worldwide health promotion instrument to improve sun protection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Photochemistry and photobiologyPooled it
- Awareness and Use of the Ultraviolet Index Among U.S. Adults.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2026Article
- Characterising Occupational Solar UVA Exposure Intensity and Self-Reported Health Outcomes Among Outdoor Military Workers in Lohatla, South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Knowledge, practices and barriers to sun protection among farmers in Bagua Grande (Peru): a mixed-methods study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Evaluating mobile apps for sun protection: content analysis and user preferences in a two-part study.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of cross-sector collaboration in strategy implementation and impact: Evaluation of the NSW Skin Cancer Prevention Strategy 2016-2022.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- Changes in Physiological Indices, Amino Acids, and Volatile Compounds inFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Smart Watches Lack Skin Smarts: Current and Future Dermatologic Applications in Device Metrics.Cureus · 2024Article
- Assessment of spatiotemporal variability of ultraviolet index (UVI) over Kerala, India, using satellite remote sensing (OMI/AURA) data.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2024Article
- Assessment of ultraviolet and infrared radiation transmission through automobile windshields and side windows.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Skin Cancer Prevention across the G7, Australia and New Zealand: A Review of Legislation and Guidelines.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Review
- A novel skin cancer prevention strategy: Preservice teachers' perceptions of a sun safety intervention and experiences in schools.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2023Article
- Thirty-two-year trends of cancer incidence by sex and cancer site in the Veneto Region from 1987 to 2019.Frontiers in public health · 2023Observational
- [Specifics of risk and crisis communication in radiation protection and radiological emergency preparedness and response].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2022Review
- The Effects of Using the Sun Safe App on Sun Health Knowledge and Behaviors of Young Teenagers: Results of Pilot Intervention Studies.JMIR dermatology · 2022Article
- The Role of the Global Solar UV Index for Sun Protection of Children in German Kindergartens.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Effect of an interactive educational activity using handheld ultraviolet radiation dosimeters on sun protection knowledge among Australian primary school students.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- Cancer worry after facial nonmelanoma skin cancer resection and reconstruction: A 1-year prospective study.Psycho-oncology · 2022Article
- UVB (290-315 nm) inactivation of the SARS CoV-2 virus as a function of the standard UV index.Air quality, atmosphere, & health · 2022Article
- Investigating primary preservice teachers' ultraviolet radiation awareness and perceived ability to teach sun safety.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2021Article
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Abstract
The ultraviolet radiation index (UVI) was adopted internationally to raise awareness about and encourage the public to protect their skin from skin cancer. The current paper is a systematic review of over 20 years of research investigating awareness, comprehension, use, and impact of the UVI. Thirty-one studies were included from the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere. Awareness of the UVI varies by country, with samples from some countries demonstrating high awareness. However, comprehension and use of the UVI to inform sun safety behaviors are typically much lower. In fact, greater UVI awareness has sometimes been associated with riskier UV-related behaviors such as intentional tanning. Fewer studies have evaluated interventions, and their results have been mixed. In summary, more research is needed to determine how to help the public understand and use the UVI for effective skin protection. This review offers suggestions for future use of and research with the UVI.
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