Pagoto Sherry, McChargue Dennis, Fuqua R Wayne
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60607, USA.
Health Psychol. 2003 Jul;22(4):429-33. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.22.4.429.
Skin cancer is the most prevalent of all cancers in the United States. Although avoiding sun exposure and using sun protection reduces skin cancer risk, rates of such behaviors are moderate at best. The present study examined the impact of a multicomponent intervention that aimed to increase the saliency of skin cancer risk while promoting the use of sun protection. Midwestern beachgoers (n = 100) participated in an intervention or questionnaire-only control group. Sun protection, stage of change, and sun exposure were measured at baseline and 2-month follow-up. The intervention group significantly improved in sun protection use and stage of change, but not sun exposure, compared with the control group. Personalizing the risks of unprotected sun exposure combined with providing education about sun protection facilitated healthy changes in behavior and motivation.
皮肤癌是美国所有癌症中最常见的。尽管避免阳光照射和使用防晒措施可降低皮肤癌风险，但此类行为的发生率充其量也只是中等水平。本研究考察了一项多成分干预措施的影响，该措施旨在提高皮肤癌风险的显著性，同时促进防晒措施的使用。中西部地区的海滩游客（n = 100）参与了干预组或仅进行问卷调查的对照组。在基线和2个月随访时测量了防晒措施、行为改变阶段和阳光照射情况。与对照组相比，干预组在防晒措施的使用和行为改变阶段有显著改善，但在阳光照射方面没有改善。将无防护阳光照射的风险个性化，并结合提供防晒教育，有助于行为和动机方面的健康改变。
