Journal article
Study protocol: a randomised controlled trial of a theory-based online intervention to improve sun safety among Australian adults
BMC Cancer, Vol.14(1), pp.162-162
2014
PMCID: PMC3973973
PMID: 24602210
Abstract
Background:
The effects of exposure to ultraviolet radiation are a significant concern in Australia which has one of the highest incidences of skin cancer in the world. Despite most skin cancers being preventable by encouraging consistent adoption of sun-protective behaviours, incidence rates are not decreasing. There is a dearth of research examining the factors involved in engaging in sun-protective behaviours. Further, online multi-behavioural theory-based interventions have yet to be explored fully as a medium for improving sun-protective behaviour in adults. This paper presents the study protocol of a randomised controlled trial of an online intervention based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) that aims to improve sun safety among Australian adults.
Methods/Design:
Approximately 420 adults aged 18 and over and predominantly from Queensland, Australia, will be recruited and randomised to the intervention (n = 200), information only (n = 200) or the control group (n = 20). The intervention focuses on encouraging supportive attitudes and beliefs toward sun-protective behaviour, fostering perceptions of normative support for sun protection, and increasing perceptions of control/self-efficacy over sun protection. The intervention will be delivered online over a single session. Data will be collected immediately prior to the intervention (Time 1), immediately following the intervention (Time 1b), and one week (Time 2) and one month (Time 3) post-intervention. Primary outcomes are intentions to sun protect and sun-protective behaviour. Secondary outcomes are the participants’ attitudes toward sun protection, perceptions of normative support for sun protection (i.e. subjective norms, group norms, personal norms and image norms) and perceptions of control/self-efficacy toward sun protection.
Discussion:
The study will contribute to an understanding of the effectiveness of a TPB-based online intervention to improve Australian adults’ sun-protective behaviour.
Details
- Title
- Study protocol: a randomised controlled trial of a theory-based online intervention to improve sun safety among Australian adults
- Authors
- Cathy M Cleary (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyKatherine M White (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyRoss Young (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyAnna L Hawkes (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyStuart Leske (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyLouise C Starfelt (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyKylie Wihardjo (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- BMC Cancer, Vol.14(1), pp.162-162
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd.
- Date published
- 2014
- DOI
- 10.1186/1471-2407-14-162
- ISSN
- 1471-2407
- PMID
- 24602210; PMC3973973
- Copyright note
- © 2014 Cleary et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver ( https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99551706002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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