HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text (PDF) Submit a response Purchase Article View Shopping Cart Alert me when this article is cited Alert me when eLetters are posted Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Loescher, L J Articles by McKinney, M Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Loescher, L J Articles by McKinney, M

Educating preschoolers about sun safety.

L J Loescher, J Emerson, A Taylor, D H Christensen and M McKinney

Arizona Cancer Center, Cancer Prevention and Control, Tucson 85724, USA.

OBJECTIVES. This feasibility study examined whether a sun safety curriculum designed for and administered to preschoolers affects their cognition (knowledge, comprehension, application) regarding sun safety. METHODS. Twelve classes of 4- to 5-year-olds were recruited from local preschools and randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group received an investigator-developed sun safety curriculum; the control group did not. Children in both groups were tested at the beginning of the study about their cognition related to sun safety. They then received posttests 2 and 7 weeks following the pretest. RESULTS. The curriculum had a significant effect on the knowledge (P = .01) and comprehension (P = .006) components of cognition. The application component of cognition was not significantly changed by the curriculum. CONCLUSIONS. A structured curriculum was found to be an efficacious means of enhancing knowledge and comprehension of sun safety in preschool children. At the preoperational developmental stage, however, children may not be able to apply such knowledge and comprehension.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				E. R. Gritz, M. K. Tripp, A. S. James, R. B. Harrist, N. H. Mueller, R. M. Chamberlain, and G. S. Parcel Effects of a Preschool Staff Intervention on Children's Sun Protection: Outcomes of Sun Protection Is Fun! Health Educ Behav, August 1, 2007; 34(4): 562 - 577. [Abstract] [PDF]

				A. Terzidis, A. Koutroumpa, I. Skalkidis, I. Matzavakis, M. Malliori, C. E Frangakis, C. DiScala, and E. T. Petridou Water safety: age-specific changes in knowledge and attitudes following a school-based intervention Inj. Prev., April 1, 2007; 13(2): 120 - 124. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				L. Syson-Nibbs, J. Peters, and C. Saul Can health visitor intervention change sun safety policies and practice in preschool establishments? A randomised controlled study Health Education Journal, January 1, 2005; 64(2): 129 - 141. [Abstract] [PDF]

				N. Laughlin-Richard Sun Exposure and Skin Cancer Prevention in Children and Adolescents The Journal of School Nursing, April 1, 2000; 16(2): 20 - 26. [Abstract] [PDF]

				D. B. Buller and R. Borland Skin Cancer Prevention for Children: A Critical Review Health Educ Behav, June 1, 1999; 26(3): 317 - 343. [Abstract] [PDF]