Journal article
‘I had a bigger cancer risk than I thought…’: The experience of receiving personalized risk information as part of a skin cancer prevention intervention in the college setting
Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy, Vol.25(6), pp.2937-2949
10/12/2022
DOI: 10.1111/hex.13601
PMCID: PMC9700178
PMID: 36225123
Abstract
Background Diagnoses of both melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers are becoming increasingly common among young adults. Interventions in this population are a priority because they do not consistently follow skin cancer prevention recommendations. Objectives The goal of the current study was to examine college students' perspectives on and experience with receiving a skin cancer prevention intervention that provided personalized skin cancer risk feedback in the form of an ultraviolet (UV) photograph, the results of genetic testing for common skin cancer risk variants, and/or general skin cancer prevention education. Methods Qualitative interviews were conducted with 38 college students who received a skin cancer prevention intervention. The interview covered students' feelings about their personal skin cancer risk information, the impact of the intervention on their skin cancer risk perceptions, actions or intentions to act with regard to their sun protection practices and feedback for improvement of the intervention content or delivery. Results Participants reported that different intervention components contributed to increased awareness of their sun protection behaviours, shifts in cognitions about and motivation to implement sun protection strategies and reported changes to their skin cancer prevention strategies. Conclusion Our findings indicate that college students are interested in and responsive to these types of multicomponent skin cancer preventive interventions. Further, students demonstrate some motivation and intentionality toward changing their skin cancer risk behaviour in the short term. Patient or Public Contribution Participants involved in this study were members of the public (undergraduate students) who were involved in a skin cancer prevention intervention, then participated in semistructured interviews, which provided the data analysed for this study.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- ‘I had a bigger cancer risk than I thought…’: The experience of receiving personalized risk information as part of a skin cancer prevention intervention in the college setting
- Creators
- Hannah L. Brady - Huntsman Cancer InstituteJada G. Hamilton - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterKimberly A. Kaphingst - Huntsman Cancer InstituteJakob D. Jensen - University of UtahWendy Kohlmann - Huntsman Cancer InstituteBridget G. Parsons - Huntsman Cancer InstituteHelen M. Lillie - University of UtahAli P. Wankier - Huntsman Cancer InstituteHeather J. Smith - Huntsman Cancer InstituteDouglas Grossman - Huntsman Cancer InstituteJennifer L. Hay - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterYelena P. Wu - Huntsman Cancer Institute
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy, Vol.25(6), pp.2937-2949
- DOI
- 10.1111/hex.13601
- PMID
- 36225123
- PMCID
- PMC9700178
- NLM abbreviation
- Health Expect
- ISSN
- 1369-6513
- eISSN
- 1369-7625
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 13
- Grant note
- MRSG-16-020-01CPPB / American Cancer Society 1NU58DP006321 / Utah Department of Health Cancer Control Program 3DP2EB02236001S1; K07CA196985; P30 CA008748 / National Cancer Institute; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) Huntsman Cancer Foundation
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 10/12/2022
- Academic Unit
- Communication Studies
- Record Identifier
- 9984309753602771
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