USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2024 Jul-Aug;41(4):641-645. doi: 10.1111/pde.15618. Epub 2024 May 21.
Ultraviolet (UV)-exposure behaviors can directly impact an individual's skin cancer risk, with many habits formed during childhood and adolescence. We explored the utility of a photoaging smartphone application to motivate youth to improve sun safety practices.
Participants completed a preintervention survey to gather baseline sun safety perceptions and behaviors. Participants then used a photoaging mobile application to view the projected effects of chronic UV exposure on participants' self-face image over time, followed by a postintervention survey to assess motivation to engage in future sun safety practices.
The study sample included 87 participants (median [interquartile (IQR)] age, 14 [11-16] years). Most participants were White (50.6%) and reported skin type that burns a little and tans easily (42.5%). Preintervention sun exposure behaviors among participants revealed that 33 (37.9%) mostly or always used sunscreen on a sunny day, 48 (55.2%) experienced at least one sunburn over the past year, 26 (30.6%) engaged in outdoor sunbathing at least once during the past year, and zero (0%) used indoor tanning beds. Non-skin of color (18 [41.9%], p = .02) and older (24 [41.4%], p = .007) participants more often agreed they felt better with a tan. Most participants agreed the intervention increased their motivation to practice sun-protective behaviors (wear sunscreen, 74 [85.1%]; wear hats, 64 [74.4%]; avoid indoor tanning, 73 [83.9%]; avoid outdoor tanning, 68 [79%]).
The findings of this cross-sectional study suggest that a photoaging smartphone application may serve as a useful tool to promote sun safety behaviors from a young age.
紫外线（UV）暴露行为会直接影响个体的皮肤癌风险，许多习惯是在儿童和青少年时期形成的。我们探讨了使用照片老化智能手机应用程序来激励年轻人改善防晒实践的效果。
参与者完成了一项预干预调查，以收集基线防晒感知和行为数据。然后，参与者使用照片老化移动应用程序来查看随着时间的推移，慢性紫外线暴露对参与者自我面部图像的预计影响，之后进行了一次干预后调查，以评估参与者未来参与防晒实践的积极性。
该研究样本包括 87 名参与者（中位数[四分位数间距（IQR）]年龄为 14 [11-16]岁）。大多数参与者是白人（50.6%），报告自己的皮肤类型是“容易晒红但不易晒伤”（42.5%）。参与者在预干预时的阳光暴露行为表明，33 名（37.9%）参与者在晴天时多数或总是使用防晒霜，48 名（55.2%）在过去一年中经历过至少一次晒伤，26 名（30.6%）在过去一年中至少有一次户外日光浴，而无人使用室内晒黑床。非肤色人种（18 [41.9%]，p=0.02）和年龄较大者（24 [41.4%]，p=0.007）更常表示晒黑后自我感觉更好。大多数参与者同意该干预措施增加了他们采取防晒行为的积极性（使用防晒霜 74 名[85.1%]；戴帽子 64 名[74.4%]；避免室内晒黑 73 名[83.9%]；避免户外晒黑 68 名[79%]）。
这项横断面研究的结果表明，照片老化智能手机应用程序可能是一种从年轻时促进防晒行为的有用工具。
