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Evaluation of Educational Videos to Increase Skin Cancer Risk Awareness and Sun-Safe Behaviors Among Adult Hispanics

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Although skin cancer is less common in Hispanics, they are at higher risk for presenting with more advanced stage skin cancer. We performed semi-structured interviews with Hispanic women that found high concern for photoaging from sun exposure. Based on these results, we developed two short Spanish-language films. The first emphasized photoaging benefits of sun protection, while the second focused on its benefits for skin cancer prevention. Our hypothesis was that the reduction of photoaging would be a more persuasive argument than skin cancer prevention for the adoption of sunscreen use by Hispanic women. Study participants were recruited from beauty salons located in predominantly Hispanic neighborhoods. Each of the two Spanish-language films was approximately 3 min long. A pre-intervention questionnaire assessed subjects’ general knowledge and sunscreen habits, and a second questionnaire administered after viewing both films assessed for improvements in risk perception and inquired about which film was more persuasive. Eighty Hispanics participated ranging in age from 19 to 75. The pre-education survey found that 54 out of 80 believed that fair-skin Hispanics (FS) were at risk for skin cancer, and 44 out of 80 believed that dark-skin Hispanics (DS) were at risk. These numbers increased to 72 (FS) and 69 (DS) after the intervention (p value: <0.0002 FS, <0.0001 DS). Hispanics overwhelmingly selected the video emphasizing the benefits of sun protection for skin cancer prevention as the more persuasive film (74 out of 80). A Spanish-language video has the potential to make an impact in healthy sun-protective behaviors, and information on how to properly apply sunscreen should be included in educational messages.

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Dr. Hernandez is the recipient of a Dermatology Foundation Women’s Health Career Development Award which partially supported this research. Biostatistical support from the UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science grant UL1TR000050.

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  1. Department of Dermatology (MC 624), University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), 808 South Wood Street, Room 376 CME, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Claudia Hernandez

  2. UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science, 914 South Wood Street, MC 595, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Hajwa Kim

  3. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, 8900 Van Wyck Expressway Jamaica, New York, 11418, USA

    Joyce R. Meza

  4. University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 South Wood Street, MC 718, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Maria Isabel Angulo

  5. University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine (MC 784), 1853 W. Polk Street, 130 CMW, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Stephanie Wang, Ivy Abraham, Anastasia Munoz, Lizbeth Rodriguez & Sabrina Uddin

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Hernandez, C., Wang, S., Abraham, I. et al. Evaluation of Educational Videos to Increase Skin Cancer Risk Awareness and Sun-Safe Behaviors Among Adult Hispanics. J Canc Educ 29, 563–569 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-014-0624-z

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