Journal article
Validation of Sun Exposure Reported Annually Against Interim Self-report and Daily Sun Diaries
Photochemistry and Photobiology, Vol.93(5), pp.1294-1302
2017
Abstract
Data on personal sun exposure over a period exceeding the immediate past days or weeks is typically self-reported in brief questionnaire items. The validity of such self-reporting of longer -term personal sun exposure, e.g. over a year, including detail on variation across seasons, has not previously been investigated. In a volunteer sample (n = 331) of Australian adults age 18 years and over, we assessed the 12 -month reliability of sun exposure reported separately for each season, and its accuracy compared to a daily sun diary in the same season. Seasonal time outdoors displayed fair to good reliability between baseline and end of study (12 months), with responses showing higher agreement at lower levels of time outdoors. There was good agreement for ranking of individuals' time outdoors with the daily sun diary data, although the actual diary time outdoors was typically considerably lower than the selfreported questionnaire data. Place of residence, education, being a smoker, day of the week (i.e. working day vs. non -working day), and working mainly outdoors were significant predictors of agreement. While participants over -estimated their actual time outdoors, the self-report questionnaire provided a valid ranking of long term sun exposure against others in the study that was reliable over time
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- Title
- Validation of Sun Exposure Reported Annually Against Interim Self-report and Daily Sun Diaries
- Authors
- Laura King (Author) - Australian National UniversityFan Xiang (Author) - Australian National UniversityAshwin Swaminathan (Author) - Canberra HospitalKeith Dear (Author) - Duke Kunshan University, ChinaSimone L Harrison (Author) - James Cook UniversityIngrid van der Mei (Author) - University of TasmaniaMichael G Kimlin (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringCatherine D'Este (Author) - Australian National UniversityRobyn M Lucas (Author) - Australian National University
- Publication details
- Photochemistry and Photobiology, Vol.93(5), pp.1294-1302
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc.
- Date published
- 2017
- DOI
- 10.1111/php.12780
- ISSN
- 0031-8655
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2017 The Author. This is the accepted version of the following article: King, Laura; Xiang, Fan; Swaminathan, Ashwin; Dear, Keith; Harrison, Simone L; van der Mei, Ingrid; Kimlin, Michael G; D'Este, Catherine; Lucas, Robyn M (2017). Validation of Sun Exposure Reported Annually Against Interim Self-report and Daily Sun Diaries. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 93:5, 1294-1302, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/php.12780
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451070702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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