Wu Yelena P, Parsons Bridget G, Aspinwall Lisa G, Hay Jennifer L, Boucher Kenneth M, Caputo Heloisa, Mooney Ryan, Grossman Douglas, Leachman Sancy A
Department of Dermatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2019 May;36(3):317-323. doi: 10.1111/pde.13796. Epub 2019 Mar 20.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Children with an elevated familial risk for melanoma inconsistently implement sun protection behaviors that could mitigate their melanoma risk. Little is known about perceived barriers to child sun protection among this at-risk group and their parents, and the extent to which perceived barriers are associated with child sun protection. The goal of this study was to examine, among children with a family history of melanoma, the frequency with which children and their parents reported barriers to child sun protection and the extent to which barriers were associated with reported use of sun protection among children.
Children with a family history of melanoma and their parents completed questionnaires assessing perceived barriers and reported child use of sun protection.
Common barriers to child sun protection included being bothered by implementing the behavior or forgetting. A greater number of perceived barriers were associated with less frequent child use of sunscreen, long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and shade.
Children at elevated risk for melanoma due to a family history of the disease and their parents perceive multiple barriers to sun protection that are associated with children's use of these melanoma preventive behaviors. Sun protection interventions for this at-risk population could provide families with specific strategies to address common barriers to implementing child sun protection.
背景/目的：有较高黑色素瘤家族风险的儿童在防晒行为的执行上并不一致，而这些行为本可降低他们患黑色素瘤的风险。对于这一高危群体及其父母而言，儿童防晒的感知障碍以及这些障碍与儿童防晒之间的关联程度鲜为人知。本研究的目的是在有黑色素瘤家族史的儿童中，调查儿童及其父母报告的儿童防晒障碍的频率，以及这些障碍与儿童报告的防晒用品使用情况之间的关联程度。
有黑色素瘤家族史的儿童及其父母完成了评估感知障碍并报告儿童防晒用品使用情况的问卷。
儿童防晒的常见障碍包括实施该行为时感到困扰或遗忘。更多的感知障碍与儿童较少使用防晒霜、长袖衬衫、长裤和遮阳措施相关。
因家族病史而有较高黑色素瘤风险的儿童及其父母认为存在多种防晒障碍，这些障碍与儿童使用这些预防黑色素瘤的行为相关。针对这一高危人群的防晒干预措施可为家庭提供具体策略，以应对实施儿童防晒的常见障碍。
