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. 2021 Mar 25;9(1):e24652. doi: 10.2196/24652

Table 2.

End user focus group sun protection habits (N=18).

Sun protection habit All participants, mean (SD) Female (n=12), mean (SD) Male (n=6), mean (SD) Age <35 years (n=9), mean (SD) Age >36 years (n=9), mean (SD)
Overall SPH indexa 2.48 (0.49) 2.55 (0.46) 2.36 (0.56) 2.29 (0.44) 2.68 (0.47)
Wear a shirt with long sleeves 2.39 (0.78) 2.33 (0.78) 2.50 (0.84) 2.33 (0.87) 2.44 (0.73)
Wear sunglasses 2.89 (1.02) 3.08 (0.90) 2.50 (1.23) 2.78 (1.09) 3.00 (1.00)
Stay in the shade 2.72 (0.46) 2.75 (0.45) 2.67 (0.52) 2.67 (0.50) 2.78 (0.44)
Limit your time in the sun during midday hours 2.83 (0.92) 2.75 (0.87) 3.00 (1.10) 2.56 (0.88) 3.11 (0.93)
Wear a hat 2.00 (1.09) 2.08 (1.08) 1.83 (1.17) 1.78 (0.97) 2.22 (1.20)
Wear sunscreen with an SPFb of 15 or more on your face 2.50 (0.99) 2.67 (0.89) 2.17 (1.17) 2.11 (0.78) 2.89 (1.05)
Wear sunscreen with an SPFb of 15 or more on other parts of your body 2.06 (0.94) 2.17 (0.84) 1.83 (1.17) 1.78 (0.83) 2.33 (1.00)

aSPH Index: The overall sun protection habits index score is derived from items including wear a shirt with long sleeves, wear sunglasses, stay in the shade, limit your time in the sun during midday hours, wear a hat, wear sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or more on your face, wear sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or more on other parts of your body.

bSPF: sun protection factor.