Sun Protection Training Based on a Theater Play for Preschoolers: an Effective Method for Imparting Knowledge on Sun Protection?
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Abstract
Sun protection in childhood is important to reduce the risk of developing skin cancer later in life. The "Periods-of-Life-Program" for primary prevention of skin cancer introduces a combination of individual and environmental interventions for the preschool period. Within this pilot study, an intervention group received cognitive-behavioral and environmental interventions. A control group had solely received the environmental intervention, and a wait-control group received no intervention. Nursery school children (n = 80, 3 to 6 years of age) of four nursery schools were randomly assigned to these groups on school level. The ability of the cognitive-behavioral intervention (a theater play) to enhance sun protection knowledge was examined. The theater play improved knowledge over all age groups (p < .05 eta(2) = .06). Age-specific analyses showed better results for children aged 5 to 6 (p < .05 eta(2) = .20) compared to children aged 3 to 4 years (p = .17 eta(2) = .04). In combining cognitive-behavioral and environmental interventions, the "Periods-of-Life-Program" is a promising strategy for primary prevention of skin cancer.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 435-438 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Cancer Education |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2013 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
researchoutputwizard | legacy.publication#55737 |
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researchoutputwizard | legacy.publication#54806 |
researchoutputwizard | legacy.publication#55227 |
PubMed | 23728992 |
EBSCO | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cin20&AN=104090165&site=ehost-live |
PubMed | NLM23728992 |
Scopus | 84893703232 |
WOS | 000323516400008 |
ORCID | /0000-0002-1491-9195/work/142256028 |
Keywords
Sustainable Development Goals
Keywords
- Prevention, Skin cancer, Sun protection, Theater in education