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. 2012 Jun 8;12:421. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-421

Table 1.

Comparison of Long Term (LT) and Short Term (ST) Sunlight Exposure Measurement Questionnaires (SEM-Q)

  LT SEM-Q* ST SEM-Q**
Reference period
1 year: Previous year summer and winter seasons
1 day: Hourly routine sun exposure recorded for 1 day
Type of questionnaire
Interviewer administered
Self administered (verified)
Domains: Time (minutes) spent outdoors, weather, clothing, use of sunscreen, sun protection practices, use of multivitamin and skin tone. Typical week or day in previous summers and winters. Additional domain: Travel in car/bus with windows up.
In the form of a grid with time in one hour interval from sunrise to sunset

* Long term sunlight exposure measurement questionnaire;

** Short term sunlight exposure measurement questionnaire; 4 questionnaires were filled out on the four days that dosimeters were worn.