Dixon Helen G, Hill David J, Karoly David J, Jolley Damien J, Aden Said M
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Cancer Control Research Institute, The Cancer Council Victoria, 1 Rathdowne Street, Carlton South, Victoria 3053, Australia.
Health Educ Behav. 2007 Jun;34(3):486-502. doi: 10.1177/1090198106294644. Epub 2007 Apr 13.
This study examined the effectiveness of solar UV forecasts and supporting communications in assisting adults to protect themselves from excessive weekend sun exposure. The study was conducted in Australia, where 557 adult participants with workplace e-mail and Internet access were randomly allocated to one of three weather forecast conditions: standard forecast (no UV), standard forecast + UV, standard forecast + UV + sun-protection messages. From late spring through summer and early autumn, they were e-mailed weekend weather forecasts late in the working week. Each Monday they were e-mailed a prompt to complete a Web-based questionnaire to report sun-related behavior and any sunburn experienced during the previous weekend. There were no significant differences between weather forecast conditions in reported hat use, sunscreen use, sun avoidance, or sunburn. Results indicate that provision of solar-UV forecasts in weather forecasts did not promote markedly enhanced personal sun-protection practices among the adults surveyed.
本研究考察了太阳紫外线预报及辅助宣传在帮助成年人避免周末过度日晒方面的有效性。该研究在澳大利亚开展，557名能使用工作场所电子邮件和互联网的成年参与者被随机分配到三种天气预报条件之一：标准预报（无紫外线信息）、标准预报+紫外线信息、标准预报+紫外线信息+防晒提示。从春末到夏季及初秋，在工作周后期通过电子邮件向他们发送周末天气预报。每周一通过电子邮件提醒他们完成一份基于网络的问卷，报告与日晒相关的行为以及上周末是否晒伤。在报告的戴帽、使用防晒霜、避免日晒或晒伤情况方面，各天气预报条件之间没有显著差异。结果表明，在天气预报中提供太阳紫外线预报并未显著促进被调查成年人增强个人防晒措施。
