Strategies to Promote Skin Health
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Skin Cancer, Cancer, Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 8/3/2017 |
| Start Date: | February 18, 2016 |
| End Date: | January 14, 2017 |
The purpose of the intended proposed research is to investigate and determine best strategies
for preventing skin cancer for emerging adults. To answer this question, the investigators
intended to pilot a randomized control trial with three arms: 1) Facial Morphing, 2)
Mindfulness, and 3) Treatment as usual. The population from which the sample was drawn from
was undergraduate psychology students from a large public university in Southern California,
who report recent indoor/outdoor tanning, and intentions for future tanning.
for preventing skin cancer for emerging adults. To answer this question, the investigators
intended to pilot a randomized control trial with three arms: 1) Facial Morphing, 2)
Mindfulness, and 3) Treatment as usual. The population from which the sample was drawn from
was undergraduate psychology students from a large public university in Southern California,
who report recent indoor/outdoor tanning, and intentions for future tanning.
Indoor and outdoor tanning are two of the most common risk factors for developing skin
cancer. Predictors of indoor and outdoor tanning including negative body image and negative
affect. Thus, to subsequently prevent skin cancer, interventions should focus on appearance
concerns and negative affect. To date, limited brief efficacious skin cancer preventions
exist. One potential program (APRIL AGE) a facial morphing software program, has recently
been evaluated as a potential prevention program of skin cancer. However, limited data exists
on the long term benefits of this program. Additionally, brief mindfulness programs have been
found to be efficacious in preventing other health risk behaviors (e.g., smoking, negative
affect, eating behaviors). To the investigators' knowledge, these brief mindfulness
interventions have yet to be applied in skin cancer prevention. Thus, the investigators
sought to compare the relative efficacy of the facial morphing intervention and the
mindfulness intervention vs. control condition (treatment as usual). It was hypothesized that
both facial morphing and mindfulness would lead to reductions in tanning behavior compared to
the TAU condition. The investigators also tested contrasts between the facial morphing and
mindfulness conditions, however, no directional hypotheses could be generated, due to the
dearth of prior data on these interventions in skin cancer prevention.
cancer. Predictors of indoor and outdoor tanning including negative body image and negative
affect. Thus, to subsequently prevent skin cancer, interventions should focus on appearance
concerns and negative affect. To date, limited brief efficacious skin cancer preventions
exist. One potential program (APRIL AGE) a facial morphing software program, has recently
been evaluated as a potential prevention program of skin cancer. However, limited data exists
on the long term benefits of this program. Additionally, brief mindfulness programs have been
found to be efficacious in preventing other health risk behaviors (e.g., smoking, negative
affect, eating behaviors). To the investigators' knowledge, these brief mindfulness
interventions have yet to be applied in skin cancer prevention. Thus, the investigators
sought to compare the relative efficacy of the facial morphing intervention and the
mindfulness intervention vs. control condition (treatment as usual). It was hypothesized that
both facial morphing and mindfulness would lead to reductions in tanning behavior compared to
the TAU condition. The investigators also tested contrasts between the facial morphing and
mindfulness conditions, however, no directional hypotheses could be generated, due to the
dearth of prior data on these interventions in skin cancer prevention.
Inclusion Criteria:
- 1) aged 18 years old or older
- 2) enrolled as a student at the University
- 3) engaged in either indoor or outdoor tanning in the last 30 days
- 4) intended to tan (indoor or outdoor) in the last 30 days
- 5) English speaking
Exclusion Criteria:
- Failure to meet any of the above mentioned inclusion criteria
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