Kanser Tanısı Alan Adölesanların ve Sağlıklı Akranlarının Güneşten Korunma Davranışları

Öz

Giriş: Deri kanseri tüm dünyada önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunudur. Özellikle ileriki yaşlarda meydana gelebilecek deri kanseri ve güneşe bağlı cilt sorunlarının önlenmesinde adölesanların güneşten korunma davranışlarının belirlenmesi ve koruyucu davranışlarının geliştirilmesi önemlidir.

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı kanser tanılı adölesanların güneşten korunma özyeterliliklerini, karar denge algılarını ve güneşten korunma davranışlarını, bu davranışları etkileyen faktörleri ve kanser tanılı adölesanlar ve sağlıklı akranlarında değişkenler arasındaki farkı değerlendirmektir. 

Yöntem: Bu tanımlayıcı, kesitsel ve karşılaştırmalı çalışma Aralık 2020-Aralık 2021 tarihleri arasında kanser tanılı 230 ve sağlıklı 284 olmak üzere 514 adölesan ile yürütülmüştür. Veriler, Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu, Güneşten Korunma Değişim Aşamaları, Güneş Koruyucu Kullanma Değişim Aşamaları, Güneşten Korunma Davranış Ölçeği, Güneşten Korunma Karar Dengesi Ölçeği, Güneşten Korunma Öz Yeterlilik Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır.

Bulgular: Kanser tanılı adölesanlar ile sağlıklı akranlarının güneşten korunma ve güneş koruyucu kullanma değişim aşamaları arasında, Güneşten Korunma Davranış Ölçeği ve Güneşten Korunma Özyeterlilik Ölçeği toplam ve alt boyut ve Güneşten Korunma Karar Dengesi Ölçeği zarar ve yarar boyut puan ortalamaları arasında fark olduğu saptanmıştır.

Sonuç: Bu çalışmanın bulguları kanser tanılı adölesanların güneşten korunmaya yönelik davranışları açısından sağlıklı akranlarından daha iyi bir düzeyde olduklarını göstermektedir. Deri kanserinin önlenmesinde birincil ve ikincil korunma davranışlarının geliştirilmesi ve sürekliliği için sağlık hizmeti sağlayıcılarının güneşten korunma programlarının uygulanması önerilmektedir.

Keywords: Adölesan, Kanser tanılı adölesan, Deri Kanseri, Güneşten Korunma, Güneş Koruyucu

 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Adölesan
• Kanser tanılı adölesan
• Deri Kanseri
• Güneşten Korunma
• Güneş Koruyucu

Sun Protection Behaviors of Adolescents Diagnosed with Cancer and Their Healthy Peers

Öz

Background: Skin cancer is a major public health problem worldwide. It is important to determine adolescents’ sun protection behaviors and develop protective behaviors to prevent skin cancer and sun-related skin problems that may occur in later life.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the sun protection self-efficacy, decision balance perceptions, and sun protection behaviors of adolescents diagnosed with cancer (ADC), the factors affecting these behaviors, and the difference between the variables in ADC and their healthy peers. 

Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional, and comparative study was conducted between December 2020 and December 2021 with 514 adolescents, including 230 adolescents were diagnosed with cancer and 284 healthy adolescents. The data were collected using the Identifying Information Form, The Sun Protection Stage of Change and Sunscreen Use Stage of Change, The Sun Protection Behavior Scale (SPBS), The Sun Protection Decisional Balance Scale (DBS) and The Sun Protection Self-Efficacy Scale (SES). 

Results: It was found that there was a difference between the mean scores of ADC and their healthy peers in stages of change in sun protection and sunscreen use, the total and subscale scores of SPBS and SES, and the mean scores of pros and cons dimensions of DBS for sun protection. 

Conclusions: The results of this study show that adolescents diagnosed with cancer have better sun protection behaviors than their healthy peers. It is recommended that healthcare providers implement sun protection programs for the development and continuity of primary and secondary prevention behaviors in prevention of skin cancer.

Keywords: Adolescent, Adolescent Diagnosed with Cancer, Skin Cancer, Sun Protection, Sunscreen

 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Adolescent
• Adolescent Diagnosed with Cancer
• Skin Cancer
• Sun Protection
• Sunscreen

Etik Beyan

Prior to starting the study, permission was obtained from the owner of the scale used in the study via e-mail. To conduct the research, ethics committee approval was obtained from the Non-Interventional Research Ethics Committee of a university with the decision dated 21/12/2020 and numbered 2020/30-41. Institutional written consents were obtained. Informed written consent was obtained from parents and their children in this study. All methods were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.

Teşekkür

Acknowledgement: We would like to thank all the participants.

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