Open AccessA Randomized Trial of a Multicomponent Intervention for Adolescent Sun Protection Behaviors
Author(s) -
Gregory J. Norman,
Marc A. Adams,
Karen J. Calfas,
Jennifer Covin,
James F. Sallis,
Joseph S. Rossi,
Colleen A. Redding,
John Cella,
Kevin Patrick
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3628
pISSN - 1072-4710
DOI - 10.1001/archpedi.161.2.146
Subject(s) - sun protection , randomized controlled trial , medicine , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , skin cancer , odds ratio , physical therapy , family medicine , environmental health , nursing , surgery , cancer , pathology
To evaluate a multicomponent primary care-based intervention to increase sun protection behaviors among adolescents. Excessive sun exposure in childhood increases the lifetime risk of melanomas and other forms of skin cancer. Interventions to improve sun protection behaviors in childhood have been based primarily in school and community settings, with little attention to the role of primary care physicians.
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