Evaluatıon of sunbathıng and protectıon awareness accordıng to thesocıodemographıc characterıstıcs of ındıvıduals aged above 65 years

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dc.contributor.authorKayhan Tetik, Burcu
dc.contributor.authorSarac, Gulbahar
dc.contributor.authorMete, Burak
dc.contributor.authorSener, Serpil
dc.contributor.authorKalem, Hulya
dc.contributor.authorKilic, Evrim
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-11T11:11:36Z
dc.date.available2019-07-11T11:11:36Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Because excessive exposure to solar radiation contributes to the aging of skin and the risk of skin cancer, protection from sunlight has become an important public health problem. This study aims to assess the knowledge level of individuals aged > 65 years regarding sun exposure and their current use of sunscreen products. Materials and Method: A questionnaire consisting of 22 questions was prepared to measure sun protection awareness and use of sunscreen products by individuals aged > 65 years. Between July and August 2017, the questionnaire was administered to 603 patients who presented to outpatient clinics. The data were analyzed using SPSS 22 software; a p-value of. < 0.05 was considered significant. Results: The average age of the 603 participants was 67.8 years; 202 (33.5%) of them stated that they generally remained in the sun for 4-6 h, and 518 (86.3%) indicated that they had not received any information about sun protection. Conclusion: We found that individuals aged >= 65 years had insufficient knowledge of the dangers of excessive sun exposure and were not protected from it. In order to reduce the risk of skin cancer in Turkey, education regarding lifestyle modification, sun protection, and use of sunscreen should be provided and relevant health policies should be formulated for these trainings to become a part of lifestyle there.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTetik, BK. Sarac, G. Mete, B. Sener, S. Kalem, H. Kilic, E .(2018). Evaluatıon of sunbathıng and protectıon awareness accordıng to thesocıodemographıc characterıstıcs of ındıvıduals aged above 65 years. Cilt:21. Sayı:3. 365-373 ss.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.31086/tjgeri.2018344051en_US
dc.identifier.endpage373en_US
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage365en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/12531
dc.identifier.volume21en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGunes kıtabevı ltd stı, m rauf ınan sok no 3, ankara, sıhhıye 06410, turkeyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofturkısh journal of gerıatrıcs-turk gerıatrı dergısıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessen_US
dc.subjectNonmelanoma skın-canceren_US
dc.subjectsun protectıonen_US
dc.subjectultravıolet-radıatıonen_US
dc.subjectmelanoma ıncıdenceen_US
dc.subjectcanadıan adultsen_US
dc.subjectpopulatıonen_US
dc.subjectexposureen_US
dc.subjectsunburnen_US
dc.subjectassocıatıonen_US
dc.subjectınformatıonen_US
dc.titleEvaluatıon of sunbathıng and protectıon awareness accordıng to thesocıodemographıc characterıstıcs of ındıvıduals aged above 65 yearsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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