Sun protection behaviors and stages of change for the primary prevention of skin cancers among beachgoers in southeastern New England.

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Weinstock, M. A., Rossi, J. S., Redding, C. A., Maddock, J. E., & Cottrill, S. D. (2000). Sun protection behaviors and stages of change for the primary prevention of skin cancers among beachgoers in southeastern New England. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 22(4), 286-293.
Evaluated the impact of a large scale campaign to encourage increased protection from solar ultra violet radiation. Representative household interview surveys were conducted both …

Skin cancer risk discussions in melanoma-affected families

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Hay, J., Ostroff, J., Martin, A., Serle, N., Soma, S., Mujumdar, U., & Berwick, M. (2005). Skin cancer risk discussions in melanoma-affected families. Journal of Cancer Education, 20(4), 240-246.
Background: First-degree relatives (FDRs) of melanoma patients are at increased melanoma risk and thus represent an important target for prevention education. Family skin cancer r…

Mailed intervention to promote sun protection of children: A randomized controlled trial. 

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Crane, L. A., Asdigian, N. L., Barón, A. E., Aalborg, J., Marcus, A. C., Mokrohisky, S. T., Morelli, J. G. (2012). Mailed intervention to promote sun protection of children: A randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 43(4), 399-410. 
Background: Sun exposure, especially during childhood, is the most important preventable risk factor for skin cancer, yet few effective interventions to reduce exposure exist.  P…

Skin cancer protective behaviors among the elderly: Explaining their response to a health education program using the health belief model. 

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Carmel, S., Shani, E., & Rosenberg, L. (1996). Skin cancer protective behaviors among the elderly: Explaining their response to a health education program using the health belief model. Educational Gerontology, 22(7), 651-668. 
An evaluation study of an intervention for prevention of skin cancer among all age groups was conducted in 4 kibbutzim (collective settlements) in Israel. The subsample for this s…

Can skin cancer prevention and early detection be improved via mobile phone text messaging? A randomised, attention control trial. 

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Youl, P. H., Soyer, H. P., Baade, P. D., Marshall, A. L., Finch, L., & Janda, M. (2015). Can skin cancer prevention and early detection be improved via mobile phone text messaging? A randomised, attention control trial. Preventive Medicine: An International Journal Devoted to Practice and Theory, 71, 50-56.
Objective: To test the impact of a theory-based, SMS (text message)-delivered behavioural intervention (Healthy Text) targeting sun protection or skin self-examination behaviours …

Sun-protective behaviors in populations at high risk for skin cancer.

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Diao, D. Y., & Lee, T. K. (2014). Sun-protective behaviors in populations at high risk for skin cancer. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 7, 9-18.
Over 3 million new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the US annually. Melanoma, a subtype of skin cancer that can be fatal if the disease is not detected and treated at an ear…

Social norms, behavior change interventions, and hand hygiene practice in household, school and community settings (Doctoral dissertation).

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Wichaidit, W., (2018). Social norms, behavior change interventions, and hand hygiene practice in household, school and community settings (Doctoral dissertation). Available from University at Buffalo Theses and Dissertations (URI http://hdl.handle.net/10477/79401)
Low and middle-income countries face a high burden of infectious diseases, especially among young children. Hand hygiene, the act of washing one's hands with water and soap or cle…

Improvement of hand hygiene compliance in a private hospital using the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) method.

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Demirel, A., (2019). Improvement of hand hygiene compliance in a private hospital using the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) method. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 35(3), 721-725.
Objective: Improving the compliance to hand hygiene in healthcare providers is important to reduce healthcare-associated infections. This study aimed to compare the compliance rat…

Assessment of correlated of hand hygiene compliance among final year medical students: A cross-sectional study in the Netherlands.

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Erasmus, V., Otto, S., De Roos, E., van Eijsden, R., Vos, M.C., Burdorf, A., & van Beech, E., (2020). Assessment of correlated of hand hygiene compliance among final year medical students: A cross-sectional study in the Netherlands. BMJ Open, 10, e029484.
Objectives To identify the factors that influence the hand hygiene compliance of final year medical students, using a theoretical behavioural framework.
 Design Cross-sectional s…

A systematic review of hand-hygiene and environmental-disinfection interventions settings with children.

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Staniford, L.J., & Schmidtke, K.A., (2020). A systematic review of hand-hygiene and environmental-disinfection interventions settings with children. BMC Public Health, 20, 195.
Background: Helping adults and children develop better hygiene habits is an important public health focus. As infection causing bacteria can live on one’s body and in the surround…

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