Changes over time of sun protection knowledge and behaviour
| Group (ref: control) | T1 versus T0 | T2 versus T0 | T3 versus T0 | |||||||
| n | R | OR (95% CI)* | n | R | OR (95% CI) | n | R | OR (95% CI) | ||
| Sun protection KNOWLEDGE | ||||||||||
| Score | Intervention 1 | 125 | 0.30 | 12.64 (4.20 to38.20) | 114 | 0.34 | 12.54 (3.79 to 41.47) | 110 | 0.20 | 4.46 (1.48 to 13.43) |
| Intervention 2 | 2.59 (0.95 to 7.04) | 2.71 (0.91 to 8.13) | 1.41 (0.51 to 3.93) | |||||||
| Meaning of letters of the ‘ABCDE-rule’ | Intervention 1 Intervention 2 | 125 | 0.31 | 11.36 (3.43 to 37.61) | 114 | 0.45 | 28.44 (4.92 to 164.32) | 110 | 0.25 | 5.03 (1.65 to 15.34) |
| 2.25 (0.67 to 7.70) | 9.20 (1.65 to 51.28) | 1.41 (0.45 to 4.38) | ||||||||
| Meaning of the sun protection factor (SPF) | Intervention 1 Intervention 2 | 125 | 0.15 | 4.78 (1.03 to 21.96) | 114 | 0.27 | 4.66 (1.01 to 21.59) | 110 | 0.22 | 2.08 (0.43 to 9.67) |
| 1.86 (0.40 to 8.70) | 0.84 (0.15 to 4.75) | 0.43 (0.07 to 2.54) | ||||||||
| Meaning of the UV index | Intervention 1 Intervention 2 | 125 | 0.16 | 4.44 (1.51 to 13.00) | 114 | 0.17 | 2.42 (0.86 to 6.81) | 110 | 0.16 | 1.40 (0.49 to 3.97) |
| 1.55 (0.51 to 4.70) | 0.63 (0.21 to 1.94) | 0.61 (0.20 to 1.84) | ||||||||
| Sun protection BEHAVIOUR | ||||||||||
| Score | Intervention 1 | 121 | 0.15 | 2.56 (0.93 to 7.00) | 114 | 0.16 | 0.98 (0.35 to 2.70) | 110 | 0.08 | 1.06 (0.38 to 2.93) |
| Intervention 2 | 1.22 (0.45 to 3.32) | 0.61 (0.22 to 1.70) | 1.13 (0.41 to 3.09) | |||||||
| Applying sunscreen during summer month (April to October) | Intervention 1 | 125 | 0.25 | 5.33 (0.51 to 55.69) | 114 | 0.24 | 11.11 (0.98 to 125.29) | 110 | 0.30 | 1.65 (0.38 to 7.20) |
| Intervention 2 | 2.32 (0.18 to 29.65) | 3.13 (0.27 to 36.91) | 0.21 (0.02 to 2.29) | |||||||
| Applying sunscreen on uncovered body parts while being in sunshine | Intervention 1 | 125 | 0.19 | 1.95 (0.59 to 6.43) | 114 | 0.20 | 1.86 (0.47 to 7.30) | 110 | 0.22 | 1.32 (0.29 to 6.09) |
| Intervention 2 | 1.89 (0.61 to 5.87) | 1.62 (0.43 to 6.14) | 3.51 (0.86 to 14.39) | |||||||
| Wearing clothes (headgear, long-sleeved, and so on) while being in sunshine | Intervention 1 | 125 | 0.19 | 1.17 (0.42 to 3.28) | 114 | 0.12 | 0.84 (0.31 to 2.26) | 110 | 0.09 | 1.13 (0.40 to 3.23) |
| Intervention 2 | 0.44 (0.15 to 1.35) | 0.39 (0.14 to 1.11) | 0.76 (0.26 to 2.19) | |||||||
Models were adjusted for age group, sex, migrant background, education, age at time of transplantation.
The significant results are shown in bold types.
*ORs and 95% confidence limits (CI) for intervention effects based on multivariate logistic regressions modelling positive changes (improvement from T0 to T1, T2 or T3, respectively) in scores key questions with regard to sun protection knowledge and behaviour of skin cancer prevention.
ABCDE, Asymmetry, Border, Colour, Diameter, Elevation/Evolving; UV, ultraviolet.