Kanellis Vangelis George, Kanellis Alice Louise
Department of Dermatology, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
College of Health and Medicine, Australia National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Australas J Dermatol. 2020 Aug;61(3):e328-e332. doi: 10.1111/ajd.13282. Epub 2020 Apr 6.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The sun safety habits of children are developed throughout the childhood years under the influence of peers, parents, family members and other adult caregivers, as well as through education. This study assessed the sun safety attitudes and actual practices of parents and primary caregivers at a large public playground over a twelve-month period in 2019/2020. The desire to have an educational sun safety message at major playgrounds was also assessed.
Parents and primary caregivers at our study playground in Canberra, Australia, were offered an eight-question survey. Data analysis compared the proportion of respondents who selected each sub-question. Surveys were conducted on a minimum of three days per week for a twelve-month period, excluding the period of May to the beginning of August when the ultraviolet radiation index (UVI) is typically below three in Canberra.
Less than half of the children at the study playground wore a sun safe hat the whole of their playtime when the UVI ≥ 3. Although 80.5% parents and primary caregivers acknowledged the importance of modelling good sun safety behaviours, most adults did not wear a sun safe hat or apply sunscreen. 93.3% of adult respondents desired some form of permanent educational message at playgrounds to encourage better sun safety.
There is significant room for improvement in the sun safety practices of primary caregivers and children at our study playground. The vast majority of respondents desired a permanent sun safety message display at major playgrounds.
背景/目的：儿童的防晒习惯在童年时期受同龄人、父母、家庭成员及其他成年照料者的影响，以及通过教育逐渐养成。本研究评估了2019/2020年为期十二个月期间，在一个大型公共游乐场中父母及主要照料者的防晒态度和实际行为。同时也评估了在主要游乐场设置防晒教育信息的意愿。
在澳大利亚堪培拉我们研究的游乐场，向父母及主要照料者提供了一份包含八个问题的调查问卷。数据分析比较了选择每个子问题的受访者比例。调查在十二个月期间每周至少进行三天，不包括堪培拉紫外线辐射指数（UVI）通常低于3的五月至八月初这段时间。
当UVI≥3时，研究游乐场中不到一半的儿童在整个玩耍时间都戴着防晒帽。尽管80.5%的父母及主要照料者承认树立良好防晒行为榜样的重要性，但大多数成年人并未戴防晒帽或涂抹防晒霜。93.3%的成年受访者希望在游乐场设置某种形式的永久性教育信息，以鼓励更好的防晒。
在我们研究的游乐场中，主要照料者和儿童的防晒行为有显著的改进空间。绝大多数受访者希望在主要游乐场展示永久性的防晒信息。
