Rodrigues, Angela, Sniehotta, Falko and Araújo-Soares, Vera (2013) Are Interventions to Promote Sun-Protective Behaviors in Recreational and Tourist Settings Effective? A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis and Moderator Analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45 (2). pp. 224-238. ISSN 0883-6612
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Background - Intermittent sun exposure and sunburn are risk factors for skin cancer that mostly occur in recreational/tourist settings. This review assesses the efficacy of skin cancer prevention interventions designed to promote sun-protective behaviors in recreational/tourist settings.
Methods - Systematic review with meta-analyses of controlled trials with outcome measures of sun-protective behaviors and/or sunburn published until January 2011.
Results - Twenty-three studies were included. We found no evidence for the efficacy of current interventions in reducing tanning or promoting protective clothing and seeking shade. Meta-analyses show a small heterogeneous effect for interventions on sun-protective behavior indices. Larger but heterogeneous effects were observed for self-reported sun exposure and sunburns. Modest methodological quality suggests risk of bias. Effective interventions were more likely to stimulate social norms supporting sun-protective behaviors and provide appearance-based information about photoaging illustrated with ultraviolet photographs.
Conclusion - There is weak and inconclusive evidence for the efficacy of interventions in promoting sun-protective behaviors.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Skin cancer, Sun safety, Interventions, Review, Meta-analysis |
| Subjects: | C800 Psychology |
| Department: | Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Psychology |
| Depositing User: | Becky Skoyles |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2018 09:34 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Oct 2019 23:18 |
| URI: | http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/37262 |
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