Interventions to Increase Sunscreen Use in Adults: A Review of the Literature

Skin cancers are the most common malignancy in Australia. Regular sunscreen use can reduce the incidence of cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas and actinic keratoses and has been associated with reducing the incidence of basal cell carcinomas and melanomas. However, sunscreen effectiveness is limited...

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Published in:Health education & behavior 2022-06, Vol.49 (3), p.415-423
Main Authors: Allen, Nicholas, Damian, Diona L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
At Risk Persons
Behavior Change
Cancer
Cost analysis
Foreign Countries
Health Behavior
Health Education
Health risks
Intervention
Knowledge Level
Literature reviews
Malignancy
Morbidity
Patient compliance
Prevention
Program Effectiveness
Prompting
Skin cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma
Sun screens
Sunscreen
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Summary:Skin cancers are the most common malignancy in Australia. Regular sunscreen use can reduce the incidence of cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas and actinic keratoses and has been associated with reducing the incidence of basal cell carcinomas and melanomas. However, sunscreen effectiveness is limited by the failure of the population to use it routinely. Interventions that promote the daily application of sunscreen may reduce the morbidity, mortality, and economic burden associated with skin malignancies. We reviewed the literature that examines the effectiveness of interventions to increase routine sunscreen use and found that no one strategy has been shown to be clearly effective in adults and that relatively few studies have aimed to increase routine use in groups at extreme skin cancer risk. Future research should consider how interventions can be best designed and how sunscreen use is measured so that cost-effective, feasible strategies that result in improved sunscreen use in adults can be established.
ISSN:1090-1981
1552-6127
DOI:10.1177/10901981211046534