Consistency of reported tanning behaviors and sunburn history among sorority and fraternity students

L K Dennis; Y Kim; John B Lowe

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0781.2008.00359.x

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Consistency of reported tanning behaviors and sunburn history among sorority and fraternity students

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Consistency of reported tanning behaviors and sunburn history among sorority and fraternity students

L K Dennis, Y Kim and John B Lowe

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine, Vol.24(4), pp.191-198

2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0781.2008.00359.x

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Abstract

reproducibility of results

skin neoplasms

ultraviolet rays

Background: Reliable measurements of behavior are crucial to evaluating health promotion efforts. The goal of this reliability study was to examine the consistency of recalled tanning behaviors in a population with a potentially high use. Methods: We used the test-retest reliability of a self-administered survey to examine the consistency of reporting behavior patterns regarding artificial ultraviolet (UV) tanning, sunburns and sun sensitivity among sorority- and fraternity-affiliated university students. Results: High reliability on test-retest for questions evaluating the number of artificial UV tanning sessions and the number of sunburns during specific time periods was found. Conclusions: Overall, this study suggests that this sub-population of 18-23-year-olds, with a wider range of exposures than other 18-23-year-olds and older subjects, report lifetime artificial UV tanning consistently when required to recall time period-specific exposures before estimating their lifetime exposure.

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Title: Consistency of reported tanning behaviors and sunburn history among sorority and fraternity students
Authors: L K Dennis (Author) - University of Iowa, United States
Y Kim (Author) - University of Iowa, United States
John B Lowe (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Publication details: Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine, Vol.24(4), pp.191-198
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Munksgaard
Date published: 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2008.00359.x
ISSN: 0905-4383
Copyright note: Copyright © 2008. This is the accepted version of the following article: Dennis, L. K., Kim, Y. and Lowe, J. B. (2008), Consistency of reported tanning behaviors and sunburn history among sorority and fraternity students. Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine, 24: 191-198. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0781.2008.00359.x, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0781.2008.00359.x
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449619702621
Output Type: Journal article

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