The association of tanning behavior with psycho-tropic medication use among young adult women.

Autor: Heckman CJ; a Cancer Prevention and Control Program , Fox Chase Cancer Center , Philadelphia , PA , USA., Munshi T; a Cancer Prevention and Control Program , Fox Chase Cancer Center , Philadelphia , PA , USA., Darlow S; a Cancer Prevention and Control Program , Fox Chase Cancer Center , Philadelphia , PA , USA., Kloss JD; b Department of Psychology , Drexel University , 3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia , PA 19104 , USA., Manne SL; c Cancer Prevention and Control Program , Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey , New Brunswick , NJ , USA., Perlis C; d Department of Dermatology , Fox Chase Cancer Center , Philadelphia , PA , USA., Oslin D; e Department of Psychiatry , University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine , Philadelphia , PA , USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Psychology, health & medicine [Psychol Health Med] 2016; Vol. 21 (1), pp. 60-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jun 12.
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2015.1051060
Abstrakt: Despite its known association with skin cancer, tanning remains popular among young adult women. Indoor tanning behavior has been found to be associated with affective and addictive disorders. To better understand potential psychological and biological mechanisms of tanning behavior, we investigated associations between tanning and medication (psychotropic and other) use among young women. Two hundred and fifty-three women age 18-29 years old were recruited from two northeastern university campus communities. Women self-reported tanning frequency and chronic medication use. In both univariate and multivariate analyses, indoor tanning ≥12 times last year was significantly associated with use of psychotropic medication and anti-depressants in particular. Sunbathing was not associated with medication use. Potential reasons for associations between tanning and psychotropic medication use are discussed. Indoor tanners should be warned that some psychotropic medications are photosensitizing, thus increasing risk for burns and other skin damage from indoor tanning.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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