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A randomized trial of tailored skin cancer prevention messages for adults : Project SCAPE . OBJECTIVES We evaluated the impact of a mailed , tailored intervention on skin cancer prevention and skin self-examination behaviors of adults at moderate and high risk for skin cancer . METHODS Adults at moderate and high risk for skin cancer were recruited in primary health care settings in Honolulu , HI , and Long Island , NY . After completing a baseline survey , participants were randomized to 2 groups . The treatment group received tailored materials , including personalized risk feedback , and the control group received general educational materials . Multivariate analyses compared sun protection and skin self-examination between groups , controlling for location , risk level , gender , and age . RESULTS A total of 596 adults completed the trial . The tailored materials had a significant effect on overall sun-protection habits , the use of hats , the use of sunglasses , and the recency of skin self-examination . Some effects were moderated by location and risk level . CONCLUSIONS Tailored communications including personalized risk feedback can improve sun-protection behaviors and skin self-examination among adults at increased risk for skin cancer . These convenient , low-cost interventions can be implemented in a variety of settings and should be tested further to assess their long-term effectiveness .
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Intervention_Educational
mailed , tailored intervention
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Intervention_Educational
tailored materials , including personalized risk feedback
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Intervention_Educational
general educational materials
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Intervention_Educational
Tailored communications
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Outcome_Physical
skin cancer
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Outcome_Mental
skin self-examination behaviors
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Outcome_Mental
sun protection
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Outcome_Mental
skin self-examination
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Outcome_Mental
overall sun-protection habits , the use of hats , the use of sunglasses , and the recency of skin self-examination
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Outcome_Mental
sun-protection behaviors
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Outcome_Mental
skin self-examination
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Participant_Age
adults :
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Participant_Condition
skin cancer
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Participant_Age
adults
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Participant_Condition
moderate and high risk for skin cancer
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Participant_Age
Adults
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Participant_Condition
moderate and high risk for skin cancer
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Participant_Sample-size
596
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Participant_Age
adults
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Participant_Age
adults
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Participant_Condition
increased risk for skin cancer