McWhirter Jennifer E, Hoffman-Goetz Laurie
School of Public Health and Health Systems, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1.
School of Public Health and Health Systems, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1
Health Promot Int. 2015 Jun;30(2):397-410. doi: 10.1093/heapro/dat031. Epub 2013 May 12.
Visual images have been shown to influence health behaviours. The effectiveness of population interventions, which use visual images to influence skin cancer prevention behaviours, has not been systematically evaluated. We, therefore, undertook a systematic review of peer-reviewed, health education and health promotion research on skin cancer and tanning to examine the outcomes of studies, which used visual images as part of their methodology. Our objective was to describe the impact of visual images on UV protection and exposure attitudes and behaviours across the studies. Twenty-three studies met the inclusion criteria. Images positively impact knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to UV exposure and UV protection. Images also influence the perceived attractiveness of untanned or tanned skin, which in turn, influences UV exposure attitudes and behaviours. Implications for future health promotion research and practice are discussed.
视觉图像已被证明会影响健康行为。利用视觉图像来影响皮肤癌预防行为的人群干预措施的有效性尚未得到系统评估。因此，我们对经同行评审的、关于皮肤癌和晒黑的健康教育与健康促进研究进行了系统综述，以考察将视觉图像作为其方法一部分的研究结果。我们的目标是描述视觉图像在各项研究中对紫外线防护以及暴露态度和行为的影响。23项研究符合纳入标准。图像对与紫外线暴露和防护相关的知识、态度及行为产生积极影响。图像还会影响对未晒黑或晒黑皮肤的感知吸引力，进而影响紫外线暴露态度和行为。文中讨论了对未来健康促进研究及实践的启示。
