title: Interventions to decrease skin cancer risk in outdoor workers: update to a 2007 systematic review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Outdoor workers are at high risk of harmful ultraviolet radiation exposure and are identified as an at risk group for the development of skin cancer. This systematic evidence based review provides an update to a previous review published in 2007 about interventions for the prevention of skin cancer in outdoor workers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This review includes interventions published between 2007-2012 and presents findings about sun protection behaviours and/or objective measures of skin cancer risk. Six papers met inclusion criteria and were included in the review. Large studies with extended follow-up times demonstrated the efficacy of educational and multi-component interventions to increase sun protection, with some higher use of personal protective equipment such as sunscreen. However, there is less evidence for the effectiveness of policy or specific intervention components.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Further research aimed at improving overall attitudes towards sun protection in outdoor workers is needed to provide an overarching framework.
authors.forename: Caitlin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Horsham
authors.forename: Josephine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Auster
authors.forename: Marguerite C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sendall
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stoneham
authors.forename: Philippa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Youl
authors.forename: Phil
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Crane
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tenkate
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health and Social Work, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove 4059, Queensland, Australia. m.janda@qut.edu.au.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Janda
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kimlin
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009042:Motivation; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011481:Protective Clothing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017132:Workplace
chemical_list: D013473:Sunscreening Agents