Are Workers or Their Workplaces the Key to Occupational Sun Protection?

Overview

Journal Health Promot J Austr

Publisher Wiley

Date 2008 Jul 24

PMID 18647121

Citations 20

Authors

Vanessa Hammond

Anthony I Reeder

Andrew R Gray

Melanie L Bell

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Abstract

Issue Addressed: High levels of sun exposure and skin cancer are experienced by outdoor workers. To develop effective preventive strategies it is important to understand which factors predict sun protection use.

Methods: Outdoor workers (n=74) in Central Otago, New Zealand, completed a questionnaire and recorded sun protection practices for five consecutive working days, January-March 2007.

Results: Sun protection was predicted by beliefs of personal susceptibility to skin cancer, suntan attitudes, and perceived workplace support, but not knowledge.

Conclusions: Both individual and workplace factors influence outdoor workers' sun protection.

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