A Mobile Technology Intervention With Ultraviolet Radiation Dosimeters and Smartphone Apps for Skin Cancer Prevention in Young Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial
Elke Hacker e outros, 2018 · JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Wearing a personal ultraviolet radiation dosimeter significantly increased the odds of reducing unprotected weekend sun exposure relative to a control group during the 4-week intervention.
Estimativa · Odds ratio of reducing average daily weekend unprotected sun exposure by at least 5 minutes
2,71 [1,05; 6,99]
odds ratio
p = .04
- Desenho
- Experimento aleatório. Randomized controlled trial with 3 parallel arms (UVR monitor, smartphone app, control)
- População
- Young adults aged 18–35 years with Fitzpatrick skin types 1–3 in Queensland, Australia
- Amostra
- 110 · young adults completing sun diaries during the 4-week intervention period
Onde está o número
Results > Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Sunscreen Use, and Physical Activity; Table 2, row 'During intervention > Weekend UVR unprotected exposure > UVR monitor'
Compared with the control group, a significantly greater proportion of the UVR monitor group participants improved their sun protection on weekends during the intervention phase (OR 2.706, 95% CI 1.047-6.992, P=.04; Table 2).
Contexto
What changed: Participants were asked to wear a wearable UV dosimeter alerting them when skin-type UV thresholds were reached. Comparison: A measurement-only control group. Limits: Small sample size (n=110), self-reported diary data, and no significant improvement in the primary composite sun protection habits index.
Caminho no grafo
- FamíliaInformação e persuasão
- TipoNudge comportamental
- MecanismoAdoção de cuidados preventivos de saúde
- EixoSaúde
MAGI só cita evidência deste instrumento
Lugares do estudo
- Brisbane · Município · AU
- Licença
- CC-BY
- Revisão
- Extraído por máquina, não revisadoExtraído por: gemini-3.8-flash, 2026-10-23