Ross S A, Sánchez J L
Department of Dermatology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan 00936.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 1990 Dec;23(6 Pt 1):1090-2. doi: 10.1016/0190-9622(90)70338-i.
Persons who sunbathe or engage in other activities at the beach are exposed to large amounts of UV radiation. Four hundred seven adults who visited the beaches of Puerto Rico were surveyed to determine their knowledge about the risks of sun exposure and to evaluate sunscreen use. The group consisted of 195 year-round Puerto Rican residents and 212 tourists. Ninety-five percent believed that the sun can cause skin cancer, although only half of the subset who lived all year in Puerto Rico believed that they personally received enough exposure to be at risk. The majority of the group (83%) understood the meaning of the sun protection factor numbers, although 35% used either nothing or a nonscreening oil. Half of Puerto Rican residents rarely or never used sunscreen protection while sunbathing. When sunscreen was used, the most important factor sought was given as sun protection factor (64%), followed by a perceived ability to aid in tanning (26%).
在海滩进行日光浴或参与其他活动的人会暴露在大量紫外线辐射下。对407名前往波多黎各海滩的成年人进行了调查，以确定他们对阳光照射风险的了解程度，并评估防晒霜的使用情况。该群体包括195名波多黎各常住居民和212名游客。95%的人认为阳光会导致皮肤癌，尽管全年居住在波多黎各的人群中只有一半认为自己个人受到的阳光照射量足以构成风险。该群体中的大多数人（83%）理解防晒系数数字的含义，尽管35%的人要么不使用任何防晒产品，要么使用无防晒功能的油。一半的波多黎各居民在日光浴时很少或从不使用防晒保护。当使用防晒霜时，最重要的考虑因素是防晒系数（64%），其次是有助于晒黑的感知能力（26%）。
