Table 3.
Sun protection habits index.
| Items | Baseline (n=188), mean (SE) | Follow-up (n=188), mean (SE) | Change | P valuea | |
| SPHb index (below items combined) | 2.31 (0.04) | 2.34 (0.03) | +0.03 | No change | |
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Wear a shirt with long sleeves | 1.66 (0.05) | 1.35 (0.05) | −0.31 | <.001 |
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Wear sunglasses | 2.30 (0.07) | 2.51 (0.08) | +0.21 | .004 |
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Stay in the shade | 2.50 (0.03) | 2.60 (0.05) | +0.10 | .31 |
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Limit your time in the sun during midday hours | 2.40 (0.06) | 2.30 (0.06) | −0.10 | .48 |
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Wear a hat | 2.41 (0.07) | 2.11 (0.07) | −0.30 | <.001 |
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Wear sunscreen with an SPFc ≥15 on your face | 2.46 (0.06) | 2.82 (0.07) | +0.36 | <.001 |
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Wear sunscreen with an SPFc ≥15 on other parts of your body | 2.43 (0.06) | 2.65 (0.06) | +0.22 | .005 |
aWilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test.
bSPH: sun protection habits. 1=never or rarely, 2=sometimes, 3=usually, and 4=always.
cSPF: sun protection factor.