A Motivational Enhancement Approach to Skin Cancer Prevention
The Feasibility of a Motivational Enhancement Approach to Skin Cancer Prevention in a Sample of Young Adult Patients
The specific aims of this research are:
Aim 1 - To describe the UV protection behaviors and beliefs of young adult patients in a dermatology clinic.
Aim 2 - To examine whether or not the UV protection behaviors and beliefs of young adult dermatology patients are associated with age, gender, level of education, marital status, contact with skin cancer, time outdoors, skin type, the reason for their visit, and the date of data collection.
Aim 3 - To test the efficacy of a motivational enhancement approach to UV protection counseling for young adult dermatology patients, as manifested by favorable changes in UV protection stages of change, UV protection self-efficacy, and UV protection attitudes.
Studieoversigt
Status
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
Although skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, it is highly preventable by reducing exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. However, recent primary prevention efforts have been inadequate in evoking behavior change, as manifested by increasing rates of ultraviolet radiation exposure, particularly among young adults. These findings indicate the need to research novel approaches to skin cancer prevention.
Motivational enhancement techniques facilitate patient-centered, directive discussions wherein practitioners provide clear structure and encourage patients to play an active role in the consultation. The use of motivational enhancement techniques for health behavior change in medical settings has thus far yielded encouraging results for other health behavior change topics, but research has not yet investigated the application of these techniques to skin cancer prevention discussions.
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Utah
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Provo, Utah, Forenede Stater, 84604
- Central Utah Clinic, Dermatology
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Dermatology patient presenting for scheduled appointment
- 18-30 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
- Seeking treatment for sunburn
- Unable to read and understand English
- Having previously received medical treatment from the interventionist
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Forebyggelse
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Enkelt
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Ingen indgriben: Control
Brochure from the American Academy of Dermatology on protecting your skin from UV rays.
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Eksperimentel: Intervention
Participation in a brief motivational enhancement session.
These participants also received the same American Academy of Dermatology brochure on protecting your skin from UV rays.
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The motivational enhancement intervention lasted 5-8 minutes and consisted of gaining the client's permission to address the topic of skin cancer prevention, exchanging information through the elicit-provide-elicit strategy of information exchange, and summarization/ conclusion based on verbal and nonverbal cues from the participant.
Andre navne:
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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UV Protection Stages of Change
Tidsramme: 6 months
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6 months
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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UV Protection Attitudes
Tidsramme: 6 months
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6 months
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UV Protection Self-Efficacy
Tidsramme: 6 months
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6 months
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Christina P Linton, FNP-BC, PhD, Oregon Health and Science University
- Studiestol: Nancy Press, PhD, Oregon Health and Science University
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Nøgleord
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- IRB00002996
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