Evaluation of Sun-Protective Practices of Organ Transplant Recipients
| Autor: | James C. Shaw, Cheryl F. Rosen, Jeffrey C. H. Donovan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Skin Neoplasms Sun protection medicine.medical_treatment Skin Pigmentation Organ transplantation Clothing Risk Factors Internal medicine medicine Humans Immunology and Allergy Family Pharmacology (medical) skin and connective tissue diseases Retrospective Studies Transplantation integumentary system business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Immunosuppression Organ Transplantation Middle Aged medicine.disease Dermatology Phototype Eyeglasses Female Transplant patient Skin cancer business Sunscreening Agents |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Transplantation. 4:1852-1858 |
| ISSN: | 1600-6135 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2004.00584.x |
| Popis: | The incidence, morbidity and mortality of skin cancer are markedly increased in organ transplant recipients. Efforts aimed at reducing sun exposure through sun avoidance, sunscreens and sun-protective clothing are the most effective means to reduce the risk of skin cancer. We evaluated the sun-protective behaviors of 205 transplant recipients. Twenty-three percent of transplant patients continued to seek a tan. Thirty percent of patients did not use sunscreens, and of those patients who did, less than 5% were committed to using them daily. Thirty-seven percent of patients frequently wore hats and 39% of patients frequently wore additional clothing to block the sun. When data were stratified according to patient age, gender or skin phototype, we identified preferences for specific sun-protective methods. These data strongly suggest that many transplant recipients do not use adequate sun protection. Further study of strategies to encourage the use of sun protection among transplant patients is needed to reduce the incidence of skin cancer. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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