Table 2.

A–B. Means (standard deviations) of the frequencies of children’s self-reported sun-protection behaviors (A) and guardians’ reports of their children’s behaviors (B)

A. Children’s self-reported sun-protection behaviors
	Comparison-group children	pOTRs
	Baseline	Baseline	p-valuea	3 months	p-valueb	6 months	p-valueb
Wear SPF ≥ 15	2.95 (1.28)	3.50 (1.36)	.16	3.63 (1.12)	.90	3.74 (.81)	.72
Reapply sunscreen every 2 hours	2.90 (1.21)	2.70 (1.34)	.53	3.05 (1.27)	.12	3.63 (1.12)	.003
Wear wide-brimmed hats	1.90 (1.02)	2.15 (.81)	.26	2.37 (1.07)	.26	2.42 (1.35)	.43
Wear sun-protective clothing	2.25 (.97)	2.85 (1.04)	.12	3.00 (1.37)	.31	3.21 (1.32)	.16
Play/sit in the shade when possible	3.25 (.91)	3.50 (1.05)	.46	3.63 (1.21)	.46	4.11 (1.10)	.02
Limit time outside 10am–4pm	2.30 (1.17)	2.55 (1.36)	.62	2.79 (1.55)	.27	3.32 (1.38)	.02
Examine skin for changes once per monthc	2.25 (1.37)	2.70 (1.26)	.20	3.84 (1.01)	.002	3.74 (1.15)	.02
B. Guardians’ reports of their children’s behaviors
	Comparison-group guardians	pOTR guardians
	Baseline	Baseline	p-valued	3 months	p-valuee	6 months	p-valuee
Wear SPF ≥ 15	3.16 (1.01)	3.79 (1.36)	.05	3.94 (.93)	.94	3.56 (.86)	.29
Reapply sunscreen every 2 hours	2.95 (1.00)	2.60 (.94)	.23	3.13 (1.09)	.05	3.28 (1.07)	.005
Wear wide-brimmed hats	1.30 (.47)	1.85 (1.18)	.16	2.56 (1.46)	.03	2.44 (1.34)	.01
Wear sun-protective clothing	2.00 (.92)	2.65 (.93)	.03	3.19 (1.22)	.11	3.11 (1.08)	.14
Play/sit in the shade when possible	2.55 (.89)	3.45 (.76)	.002	3.94 (.68)	.10	3.78 (.73)	.31
Limit time outside 10am–4pm	1.95 (.69)	2.65 (1.14)	.04	3.44 (1.03)	.004	3.56 (1.04)	.002
Examine skin for changes once per monthf	2.30 (1.30)	2.50 (1.15)	.49	2.81 (1.11)	.08	3.56 (1.10)	.007

Scale: Never (1) to always (5); higher values signify greater use of sun-protective behaviors.

pOTR = pediatric solid organ transplant recipient

^asignificance testing is pOTRs vs. comparison children at baseline, p-values calculated by Mann-Whitney U-tests

^bsignificance testing is pOTRs vs. their baseline, p-values calculated by Wilcoxon paired signed-rank test

^cSkin self-exam

^dsignificance testing is guardians of pOTRs vs. guardians of comparison patients at baseline, p-values calculated by Mann-Whitney U-tests

^esignificance testing is guardians of pOTRs vs. their baseline, p-values calculated by Wilcoxon paired signed-rank test

^fGuardians’ examination of their children’s skin