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dc.contributor.authorMair, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorSoyer, H Peter
dc.contributor.authorYoul, Philippa
dc.contributor.authorHurst, Cameron
dc.contributor.authorMarshall, Alison
dc.contributor.authorJanda, Monika
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-28T04:05:31Z
dc.date.available2018-08-28T04:05:31Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2014-06-11T03:13:48Z
dc.identifier.issn1357633X
dc.identifier.doi10.1258/jtt.2011.111101
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/60037
dc.description.abstractWe studied the acceptability and feasibility of delivering sun protection messages via electronic media such as short message services (SMS) to people aged 18-40 years. An online survey was conducted using a pre-established panel of volunteers. We compared the characteristics of those who indicated that they would like to be alerted to the UV index, with those who would not, using bivariate logistic regression. Characteristics found to be associated with a desire to receive such advice were entered into a multivariate logistic regression analysis. The median age of the 141 participants was 34 years. Overall, 80% of participants agreed that they would like to receive some form of sun protection advice. Of these, 20% preferred to receive it via SMS and 42% via email. Willingness to receive electronic messages about the UV index was associated with being unsure about whether a suntanned person would look healthy and greater use of sun protection in the past. Careful attention to message framing and timing of message delivery, and focus on the short-term effects of sun exposure such as sunburn and skin ageing should increase the acceptability of such messages to young people. Sun protection messages delivered to young adults via electronic media appear to be feasible and acceptable.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherSage Publications
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom247
dc.relation.ispartofpageto252
dc.relation.ispartofissue5
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Telemedicine and Telecare
dc.relation.ispartofvolume18
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOncology and Carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchInformation Systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical Engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic Health and Health Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode111299
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0806
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0903
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1117
dc.titlePersonalised electronic messages to improve sun protection in young adults
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.rights.copyrightSarah Mair et al., Personalised electronic messages to improve sun protection in young adults, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 2012; 18: 247–252. Copyright 2012 The Authors. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.
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gro.griffith.authorYoul, Philippa


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