Diehl Katharina, Battenberg Maike Carola, Jansen Charlotte, Görig Tatiana
Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Professorship of Epidemiology and Public Health, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Jun 30;11(13):1907. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11131907.
The sale of sunscreen products is lucrative for pharmacies, and many people buy sunscreen in pharmacies because they expect to receive good advice on sunscreen use and sun protection. However, little is known about the knowledge level of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the field of skin cancer prevention. By conducting a qualitative study in Germany, we aimed to explore what pharmacy personnel know about sun protection and the proper use of sunscreens, where they get their information from, and where they see deficits concerning these topics. We found that there is a need for education regarding the terms skin type and sun protection factor, both of which can be helpful tools when advising customers on sun protection. In addition, participants wished for more independent information from health authorities because sunscreen manufacturing companies, which offer product-specific information, are often the only source of information. Overall, it seems reasonable that pharmacy staff should be educated more about sun protection behavior and the proper use of sunscreen to be able to advise their customers correctly. Our findings offer a starting point for strengthening the role of pharmacies in skin cancer prevention. It seems to make sense to develop and offer tailored handouts for customer counseling. Since sunscreen products are perceived as seasonal products, an educational leaflet can help refresh knowledge about the use of sunscreen and the concepts of skin type and sun protection factor in early summer.
防晒霜产品的销售对药店来说利润丰厚，许多人在药店购买防晒霜是因为他们期望获得有关防晒霜使用和防晒的良好建议。然而，对于药剂师和药房技术人员在皮肤癌预防领域的知识水平却知之甚少。通过在德国进行一项定性研究，我们旨在探索药房工作人员对防晒和防晒霜正确使用的了解程度、他们从何处获取信息，以及他们认为在这些主题方面存在哪些不足。我们发现，有必要对皮肤类型和防晒系数这两个术语进行教育，在为顾客提供防晒建议时，这两个术语都可能是有用的工具。此外，参与者希望从卫生当局获得更多独立信息，因为提供特定产品信息的防晒霜制造公司往往是唯一的信息来源。总体而言，药房工作人员应该接受更多关于防晒行为和防晒霜正确使用的教育，以便能够正确地为顾客提供建议，这似乎是合理的。我们的研究结果为加强药店在皮肤癌预防中的作用提供了一个起点。开发并提供针对顾客咨询的定制手册似乎是有意义的。由于防晒霜产品被视为季节性产品，一份教育传单有助于在初夏时更新关于防晒霜使用以及皮肤类型和防晒系数概念的知识。
