@article{6304f619d9fc4d50b69b2ce09c8ff1ba,
title = "Parent and child perspectives on perceived barriers to child sun protection and their association with sun protection strategies among children of melanoma survivors",
abstract = "Background/Objectives: Children with an elevated familial risk for melanoma inconsistently implement sun protection behaviors that could mitigate their melanoma risk. Little is known about perceived barriers to child sun protection among this at-risk group and their parents, and the extent to which perceived barriers are associated with child sun protection. The goal of this study was to examine, among children with a family history of melanoma, the frequency with which children and their parents reported barriers to child sun protection and the extent to which barriers were associated with reported use of sun protection among children. Methods: Children with a family history of melanoma and their parents completed questionnaires assessing perceived barriers and reported child use of sun protection. Results: Common barriers to child sun protection included being bothered by implementing the behavior or forgetting. A greater number of perceived barriers were associated with less frequent child use of sunscreen, long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and shade. Conclusions: Children at elevated risk for melanoma due to a family history of the disease and their parents perceive multiple barriers to sun protection that are associated with children's use of these melanoma preventive behaviors. Sun protection interventions for this at-risk population could provide families with specific strategies to address common barriers to implementing child sun protection.",
keywords = "children, family, health behavior, prevention, skin cancer",
author = "Wu, {Yelena P.} and Parsons, {Bridget G.} and Aspinwall, {Lisa G.} and Hay, {Jennifer L.} and Boucher, {Kenneth M.} and Heloisa Caputo and Ryan Mooney and Douglas Grossman and Leachman, {Sancy A.}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported, in part, by an early career award from the Primary Children's Hospital Foundation and the F. Marian Bishop grant through the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah. We acknowledge the funding support of National Institutes of Health Support Grants to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center [P30CA08748-48] and to Huntsman Cancer Institute [P30 CA042014]. This work was also supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health [K07CA196985) and the Huntsman Cancer Foundation; and National Cancer Institute [R01 CA158322]. Effort by Dr. Leachman was supported in part by the Oregon Health and Science University Knight Cancer Institute. Data entry for this project was completed using REDCap, which is supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health [8UL1TR000105, formerly UL1RR025764]. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Funding Information: Funding information This work was supported, in part, by an early career award from the Primary Children's Hospital Foundation and the F. Marian Bishop grant through the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah. We acknowledge the funding support of National Institutes of Health Support Grants to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center [P30CA08748-48] and to Huntsman Cancer Institute [P30 CA042014]. This work was also supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health [K07CA196985) and the Huntsman Cancer Foundation; and National Cancer Institute [R01 CA158322]. Effort by Dr. Leachman was supported in part by the Oregon Health and Science University Knight Cancer Institute. Data entry for this project was completed using REDCap, which is supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health [8UL1TR000105, formerly UL1RR025764]. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. We are indebted to the Huntsman Cancer Institute Communications team for assistance with graphic design for the study materials; and Jingsong Zhao for assistance with data entry Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.",
year = "2019",
month = may,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1111/pde.13796",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "36",
pages = "317--323",
journal = "Pediatric Dermatology",
issn = "0736-8046",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "3",
}