Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany St., New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
BMC Public Health. 2021 May 8;21(1):882. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10951-1.
The study objective was to assess potential correlates of sun protection behaviors among melanoma survivors.
Participants were 441 melanoma survivors recruited from three health centers and a state cancer registry in the United States. Sun protection behaviors (sunscreen, shade, protective shirts, and hats) were assessed through an online survey, as were potential correlates (demographic, melanoma risk, knowledge and beliefs, psychological and social influence factors). Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted.
Correlates of sun protection behaviors included education, skin cancer risk factors, melanoma knowledge and beliefs, melanoma worry and distress, physician recommendation for sun protection, injunctive norms, and pro-protection beliefs (e.g., perceived barriers, self-efficacy).
Future efforts to improve sun safety among melanoma survivors may benefit from targeting individuals with lower education levels, and addressing sun protection social influence, barriers, and self-efficacy.
本研究旨在评估黑色素瘤幸存者防晒行为的潜在相关因素。
参与者为 441 名黑色素瘤幸存者,他们来自美国的三个健康中心和一个州癌症登记处。通过在线调查评估了防晒行为(防晒霜、遮阳物、防晒衣和帽子)以及潜在的相关因素(人口统计学、黑色素瘤风险、知识和信念、心理和社会影响因素)。进行了层次多重回归分析。
防晒行为的相关因素包括教育程度、皮肤癌危险因素、黑色素瘤知识和信念、黑色素瘤担忧和痛苦、医生推荐防晒、规范影响和支持防晒的信念(如,感知障碍、自我效能)。
未来提高黑色素瘤幸存者防晒安全的努力可能受益于针对教育程度较低的个体,并解决防晒的社会影响、障碍和自我效能问题。