Public Health Nursing Department, University of Health Sciences, Gulhane Faculty of Nursing, Ankara, Turkey.
Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2021 Feb;50:101884. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2020.101884. Epub 2020 Dec 4.
The aim of this study was to determine parents' knowledge of skin cancer and skin self-examination (SSE) and their efforts to protect their school aged children from the sun.
This cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2018 and November 2019 in Turkey with 1004 parents of middle school students.
Of the parents, 53.7% did not have knowledge about skin cancer or SSE, and 76% did not conduct SSEs with their 9-14 years old children. A total of 61.3% of the participants prevented their children from standing in the sun, but 56.1% did not apply sunscreen to their children. The total mean score on the Skin Cancer and Sun Knowledge Scale (SCSKS) was 13.16 ± 3.03. There were significant differences in the total SCSKS scores by parental gender, number of children, education level, economic status, use of sunscreen, frequency of application of sunscreen, use of light-colored clothing, prevention of exposure to sunlight, use of sunglasses outside, knowledge about skin cancer and SSE and knowledge about early diagnosis of skin cancer (p < 0.05).
This study showed that parents' behaviors related to sun protection and their skin cancer and SSE knowledge levels were not sufficient. In schools, both students and parents should receive health education regarding skin cancer and prevention methods.
本研究旨在确定父母对皮肤癌和皮肤自我检查（SSE）的了解程度，以及他们保护学龄期儿童免受阳光伤害的努力。
本横断面研究于 2018 年 11 月至 2019 年 11 月在土耳其进行，共有 1004 名中学生的家长参与。
53.7%的家长对皮肤癌或 SSE 缺乏了解，76%的家长没有与 9-14 岁的孩子进行 SSE。共有 61.3%的参与者阻止孩子在阳光下站立，但 56.1%的家长没有给孩子涂抹防晒霜。皮肤癌和阳光知识量表（SCSKS）的总平均得分为 13.16±3.03。家长的性别、孩子的数量、教育水平、经济状况、使用防晒霜、防晒霜的使用频率、穿着浅色衣服、预防暴露在阳光下、在户外使用太阳镜、对皮肤癌和 SSE 的了解程度以及对皮肤癌早期诊断的了解程度等因素均对总 SCSKS 评分有显著影响（p<0.05）。
本研究表明，父母在防晒行为以及皮肤癌和 SSE 知识方面的行为和认知均不足。在学校，应向学生和家长提供有关皮肤癌和预防方法的健康教育。
