Hunter Seft, Wells Kristen J, Jacobsen Paul B, Lee Ji-Hyun, Boulware David, Love-Jackson Kymia, Abdulla Rania, Roetzheim Richard G
Department of Family Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2010 Mar-Apr;27(2):182-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.00940.x. Epub 2009 Jul 20.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Studies suggest that excessive sun exposure in childhood contributes to the development of skin cancer later in life.
This study explores 4th grade student assessment of their sun protection behaviors. This study used baseline data collected in the Fall of 2006 for the Sun Protection for Florida's Children (SPF) project. In brief, the SPF project is a group randomized trial to test the effectiveness of a school based intervention promoting sun protection in general, and hat use in particular, in Hillsborough County Schools, Florida. The data reported in this study were collected at baseline before any intervention activities was initiated.
The self-reported use of various methods of sun protection was low. Only a small percentage of students wore long sleeves or a hat with a brim before leaving for school. In addition, few students wore a hat with a wide brim when outside but not at school. Students spent an average of 59.1 minutes per week outdoors while attending school and 35.5 minutes during peak sun exposure.
Sun exposure at school poses a significant risk to student health and more needs to be carried out to promote the use of a wide-brimmed hat and limiting student sun exposure.
背景/目的：研究表明，儿童时期过度暴露于阳光下会导致日后患皮肤癌。
本研究探讨四年级学生对其防晒行为的评估。本研究使用了2006年秋季为佛罗里达州儿童防晒（SPF）项目收集的基线数据。简而言之，SPF项目是一项群组随机试验，旨在测试佛罗里达州希尔斯伯勒县学校开展的一项以学校为基础的干预措施的有效性，该干预措施总体上促进防晒，特别是促进使用帽子。本研究报告的数据是在任何干预活动开始之前的基线时收集的。
自我报告的各种防晒方法的使用率较低。只有一小部分学生在上学前穿长袖或戴有帽檐的帽子。此外，很少有学生在户外但不在学校时戴宽边帽。学生在上学期间平均每周在户外度过59.1分钟，在阳光最强烈时平均度过35.5分钟。
在学校暴露于阳光下对学生健康构成重大风险，需要开展更多工作来促进宽边帽的使用并限制学生的阳光暴露。
