Abstract
Frequent indoor tanning bed use is an established public health concern, yet research on tanning cessation interventions for frequent tanners is lacking. We describe the protocol for a brief, web-based tanning behavior change intervention and present evidence that it is acceptable and engaging to frequent indoor tanners. Lower tanning rates were not observed among participants receiving the intervention in a randomized controlled trial but participants’ interest in changing tanning increased. This intervention could be a useful approach to increasing frequent tanners’ interest in behavior change and openness to engaging within a more intensive, multi-component tanning cessation program. Trial Registration: NCT03448224 Clinical Trials.gov (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03448224?cond=NCT03448224&draw=2&rank=1)
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 923-935 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of Health Psychology |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2020.
Funding
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the National Cancer Institute grants K07CA175115 and R01CA218068.
Funders | Funder number |
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National Childhood Cancer Registry – National Cancer Institute | R01CA218068, K07CA175115 |
Keywords
- cancer
- e-health
- efficacy
- intervention
- randomized controlled trial
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology