Bhatia Neal, Mesinkovska Natasha Atanaskova, Samolitis Nancy, Soon Seaver, Steele Tyler, Enright Kaitlyn M
Dr. Bhatia is with Therapeutics Clinical Research in San Diego, California.
Dr. Mesinkovska is with the University of California Irvine's Department of Dermatology in Irvine, California.
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2022 Aug;15(8):E61-E66.
We sought to evaluate the impact of the coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic on sun-seeking and sun-safe behaviors.
We conducted an online, cross-sectional, population-based survey.
In total, 1,001 respondents participated in the survey and reported being exposed to 12 or more hours of sunlight (i.e., direct and indirect ultraviolet light, and blue light) each day. Participants self-reported a net increase in all types of light exposure since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially to blue light (+38%). Notably, while the effects of direct sunlight were well known among survey respondents, they were less aware of the potential damaging impact of indirect sunlight and blue light.
As the survey was only conducted among residents of the United States, results might not be generalizable to all geographical regions.
Social outreach strategies are required to improve sun-safe behaviors. Future behavioral interventions should encourage the implementation of broad-spectrum sun protection.
我们试图评估2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行对寻求阳光和防晒行为的影响。
我们开展了一项基于人群的在线横断面调查。
共有1001名受访者参与了调查，报告称每天暴露于12小时或更长时间的阳光下（即直接和间接紫外线以及蓝光）。参与者自我报告称，自COVID-19大流行开始以来，各类光线暴露均有净增加，尤其是蓝光（增加38%）。值得注意的是，虽然调查受访者熟知直射阳光的影响，但他们对间接阳光和蓝光的潜在损害影响了解较少。
由于该调查仅在美国居民中进行，结果可能无法推广至所有地理区域。
需要采取社会推广策略来改善防晒行为。未来的行为干预应鼓励实施广谱防晒措施。
