Predictors of sun protection in northern Australian men with a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer

T Woolley; P G Buettner; John B Lowe

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.04.015

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Predictors of sun protection in northern Australian men with a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer

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Predictors of sun protection in northern Australian men with a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer

T Woolley, P G Buettner and John B Lowe

Preventive Medicine, Vol.39(2), pp.300-307

2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.04.015

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Human Movement and Sports Science

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nonmelanocytic skin cancer

sun protection

clothing

sunscreen

men

It is important to understand what predicts regular use of sun protection in men susceptible to skin cancer. A questionnaire survey of men with previous nonmelanoma skin cancer (n = 300) was conducted. Participants who typically used sunscreen tended to be younger, have fewer excised skin lesions, work indoors, and have spent most of their life in the tropics. Predictors of wearing a long-sleeved shirt with a wide-brimmed hat were not enjoying sun exposure, not having barriers to using sun protection, having more skin lesions previously excised, working for a company with a mandatory policy of sun protection, attitudes that the benefits of a suntan do not outweigh the risks and that skin cancers cannot be easily treated, and age over 50. Men who adequately protect themselves from the sun and who have better attitudes to sun exposure were more often those with a high level of negative experience with skin cancer. Therefore, the sun protection attitudes and behaviors of some men may only improve after significant sun damage. This study recommends that the use of appropriate sun protective clothing should be made mandatory for all who work outdoors in high-sun-exposure occupations.

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Title: Predictors of sun protection in northern Australian men with a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer
Authors: T Woolley (Author) - James Cook University
P G Buettner (Author) - James Cook University
John B Lowe (Author) - University of Iowa, United States
Publication details: Preventive Medicine, Vol.39(2), pp.300-307
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date published: 2004
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.04.015
ISSN: 0091-7435
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: 99450248102621
Output Type: Journal article

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