Sun Protection Habits and Attitudes Among Healthcare Personnel in a Mediterranean Population

Health professionals are key agents in healthcare promotion. In the field of skin cancer, they play a crucial role in the development of prevention strategies in the community. This paper aims to describe the sun exposure attitudes and habits of public healthcare professionals in the western Costa d...

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Published in:Journal of cancer education 2016-12, Vol.31 (4), p.789-795
Main Authors: de Troya-Martín, Magdalena, Padilla-España, Laura, Férnandez-Morano, Teresa, Delgado-Sánchez, Nuria, Blázquez Sánchez, Nuria, Rivas-Ruiz, Francisco, Herrera-Ceballos, Enrique, de Gálvez-Aranda, Maria Victoria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cancer
Cancer Research
Community Relations
Departments
Goodness of Fit
Health care
Health Personnel
Hospitals
Marital Status
Nurses
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Physicians
Population
Qualifications
Questionnaires
Statistical Analysis
Statistical Distributions
Sunburn & sun tanning
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Summary:Health professionals are key agents in healthcare promotion. In the field of skin cancer, they play a crucial role in the development of prevention strategies in the community. This paper aims to describe the sun exposure attitudes and habits of public healthcare professionals in the western Costa del Sol (Spain). A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in the Costa del Sol healthcare district to analyse sun exposure and protection practices and habits, and attitudes to tanning and sun protection. The respondents, all healthcare personnel in various professional categories and workplace situations, were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire. Six hundred forty-three workers in the Costa del Sol healthcare district took part in the study. Of these participants, 450 were healthcare professionals. Of the 450 health professionals, 226 (50.2 %) were nurses or auxiliary nursing staff, and the remaining 224 were doctors. These two groups presented differences regarding habits of sun exposure: 15.3 % of the doctors went to the beach at least 30 days a year, compared to 30.9 % of the nurses ( p  
ISSN:0885-8195
1543-0154
DOI:10.1007/s13187-015-0913-1