ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Sun Exposure during Water Sports: Do Elite Athletes Adequately Protect Their Skin against Skin Cancer?
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Knowledge, Behaviour and Attitudes Related to Sun Exposure in Sportspeople: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Sun-protection awareness, habits, and recommendations of USA Swimming coaches.JID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health · 2026Article
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- Are surfers and scuba divers an overlooked at-risk group for age-related macular degeneration?Eye (London, England) · 2025Article
- Occupational Sun Exposure Among Physical Education Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools in Andalusia, Spain.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2023Article
- Skin Cancer Risk, Sun-Protection Knowledge and Behavior in Athletes-A Narrative Review.Cancers · 2023Review
- Recommendations From a Chinese-Language Survey of Knowledge and Prevention of Skin Cancer Among Chinese Populations Internationally: Cross-sectional Questionnaire Study.JMIR dermatology · 2023Article
- The Comparison of Sun Protection Factor 30 Persistence Between Inorganic and Organic Sunscreen in Swimmers: Double-blind Randomized Clinical Trial.JMIR dermatology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Excessive sun exposure is the main avoidable cause of skin cancer. Outdoor sports performed without adequate photoprotection are risky practices in this respect. This study examines whether elite athletes in water sports (specifically surfing, windsurfing, and sailing) take appropriate measures to protect their skin from the sun, and whether there are differences in this respect according to age, gender, or sports discipline. This study is based on a questionnaire-based health survey. World championship competitors completed a self-administered questionnaire on their sun protection and exposure habits, as well as sunburns during the last sports season. In total, 246 participants, with an age range of 16-30 years, completed the questionnaire. Of these, 49.6% used inadequate sun protection. Those who protected their skin appropriately tended to be older than those who did not (average age = 23.28 and 20.69 years, respectively;
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