title: Promoting skin cancer prevention counseling by pharmacists.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study evaluated the effects of an intervention on rates of skin cancer prevention counseling by pharmacists.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-four pharmacies were randomly assigned to intervention or control conditions. Intervention consisted of training, feedback, and prompts. Counseling rates before and after the intervention were obtained from study confederates.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At pretest, the proportions of control and intervention sites providing counseling at least once were 7.4% and 0%, respectively (NS). At posttest, these proportions were 3.7% and 66.7%, respectively (P < .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results indicated that the intervention was successful and that pharmacists can play an important role in educating the public about skin cancer prevention strategies.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, CA 92182-4162, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Eckhardt
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Stepanski
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Sallis
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Elder
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Slymen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Creech
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Graf
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Souvignier
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling; D004513:Education, Pharmacy, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010595:Pharmacists; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013473:Sunscreening Agents