title: Sun Exposure Habits and Sun Protection Practices of Skaters.
abstract: Beach activities and outdoor sports are risk factors for developing skin cancer. Skateboarding is among the most popular sports among adolescents. The aim was to analyse the sun exposure habits and sun protection practices of skaters, in comparison with corresponding sun exposure and protection practices on the beach. This cross-sectional study is based on health surveys carried out into sun exposure and protection practices among young skateboarders. The study population was composed of 102 skaters, of whom 84 (82.4 %) were male. Fifty-eight (56.8 %) of the participants reported having suffered at least one sunburn event the previous summer. Eighty-seven (91.6 %) said they practiced outdoor sports more than 90 days per year, while only six (6.1 %) spent this long at the beach. Forty-nine (52.1 %) practiced outdoor sports for 5 or more hours a day compared to 42 (43.3 %) who spent comparable periods at the beach. A long-sleeved shirt was worn more frequently during sports than at the beach. Keen skaters are a risk group for the development of skin cancer due to excessive sun exposure, high rates of sunburn and scant use of sun protection measures. Specific educational and behavioural interventions should be aimed at this risk group.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Costa del Sol Hospital, Marbella, Spain. tfm_84@hotmail.com.|Clinical Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada, Granada, Spain. tfm_84@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fernández-Morano
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Costa del Sol Hospital, Marbella, Spain.|Red de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas - REDISSEC, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Troya-Martín
authors.affiliation: Red de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas - REDISSEC, Madrid, Spain.|Research Department, Costa del Sol Hospital, Marbella, Spain.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rivas-Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Westmead Clinical School, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.|Dermatology Department, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fernández-Peñas
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Costa del Sol Hospital, Marbella, Spain.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Padilla-España
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Costa del Sol Hospital, Marbella, Spain.
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Blázquez
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Agustín
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buendía-Eisman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012861:Skating / Q000502:physiology* / Q000639:trends; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D013030:Spain; D013471:Sunburn / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000073678:Water Sports
chemical_list: D013473:Sunscreening Agents
keywords: Adolescents; Skaters; Skin cancer; Sun exposure habits; Sun protection habits; Sunburn