피부암 자가 검출 교육 프로그램 개발 및 효과 검증을 위한 연구 프로토콜: 무작위 대조군 임상시험

Participants will fill up a baseline competency examination and questionnaire, and another at the 4 month mark. Access to the intervention for control group participants will only be provided after the 4-month questionnaire is completed.

Participants in the control group will gain access to the intervention websites after the 4-month questionnaire is completed.

Participants will fill up a baseline competency examination and questionnaire. Afterwards, they will have access to a website with gain-framed messages emphasising benefits of adopting a behaviour. Thereafter, another competency questionnaire will be administered following completion of material.

This educational website will feature gain-framing messages, emphasizing the benefits of adopting a behavior, utilising positive language and analogies. The interventional domains are (1) Education on skin cancer risk factors and epidemiology, (2) UV Protection Advice, (3) Skin Self-Examination Techniques and (4) Differentiating benign vs malignant skin conditions.

Participants will fill up a baseline competency examination and questionnaire. Afterwards, they will have access to a website with loss-framed messages highlighting consequences of failing to adopt a behaviour. Thereafter, another competency questionnaire will be administered following completion of material.

This educational website will feature loss-framing messages, highlight the consequences of failing to adopt a behavior, utilising negative language and analogies. The interventional domains are (1) Education on skin cancer risk factors and epidemiology, (2) UV Protection Advice, (3) Skin Self-Examination Techniques and (4) Differentiating benign vs malignant skin conditions.

Scores measured as percentage of correct questions answered. Range from 0% to 100% with higher score indicating higher ability to differentiate benign from malignant skin lesions.

Change in scores will be calculated and compared between

1. Both intervention arms with the control group at 4 months, and
2. Between gain framed and loss framed intervention arms at 4 months

20 Multiple Choice Questions created based on intervention website. Score range from 0 to 20, with a higher score indicate higher knowledge in risks of skin cancer, appropriate sunscreen use and features of cancerous lesions.

6 questions graded on a 7-point Likert scale, with higher scores indicating better attitudes toward sun protection behaviours

7 questions graded on a 7-point Likert scale, with higher scores indicating a greater influence of others' perception on their sun protection behaviours

Sun Exposure and Protection Index. 9 questions graded on a 5-point Likert scale assessing sun habits and sun protection behaviour. Lower scores indicate more optimal sun protection behaviours, with an additional adapted question.

11 additional questions regarding participants' sunscreen usage (e.g. type of sunscreen, frequency of reapplication), and skin-self examination, with a lower score indicating more optimal sun protection behaviours.

Sun Exposure and Protection Index (6 questions with an additional adapted question). Each given response score (0-4) are summed, with scores ranging from 0-24, with higher score indicating a low propensity to increase sun protection.

2 additional questions regarding participants' intentions of conducting a skin-self examination. 7 point Likert Scale (1-7), with higher score indicating higher intentions of conducting a skin-self examination.