None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of an online intervention in improving the sun protective behaviour of Australian adults. Who is it for? You may be eligible to join this study if you are aged 18 years or above and live in metropolitan, regional or coastal areas of Queensland, Australia. Trial details: Participants in this trial will be randomly (by chance) allocated to one of three groups: the intervention group, the information only group, or the control group. Participants in the intervention group will receive the online intervention which focuses on encouraging supportive sun protective attitudes and beliefs, fostering perceptions of normative support for sun protection behaviour and increasing perceptions of control/self-efficacy over using sun protection. It will be delivered during one online session lasting between 20 and 25 minutes. Participants in the information only group will be asked to view a short online DVD and three fact sheets relating to sun-protective behaviour which are currently available from Cancer Council Queensland’s website. Data on intentions to sun protect and sun protection behaviour will be collected via questionnaire immediately prior to the intervention (Time 1), immediately following the intervention (Time 2) and at one week (Time 3) and four weeks (Time 4) post-intervention. The control group will not be asked to do anything beyond completing the 3 questionnaires. The study will provide valuable information about the effectiveness of the intervention in improving the sun protective behaviour of Australian adults – a population which has the highest incident rates of skin cancer in the world (Queensland).
Interventions
The interactive intervention will be delivered during one online session lasting between 20 and 25 minutes. The intervention will address 3 different constructs, (1) designed to encourage supportive sun protection related attitudes and beliefs, (2) fostering perceptions of friendship group normative support for sun protection and (3) increase perceptions of control/self-efficacy over using sun protection. A series of questions/ quizzes will be used to encourage supportive sun protection related
The interactive intervention will be delivered during one online session lasting between 20 and 25 minutes. The intervention will address 3 different constructs, (1) designed to encourage supportive sun protection related attitudes and beliefs, (2) fostering perceptions of friendship group normative support for sun protection and (3) increase perceptions of control/self-efficacy over using sun protection. A series of questions/ quizzes will be used to encourage supportive sun protection related attitudes and beliefs. Animated scenarios depicting situations in which one character is faced with opposition from an important referent to performing sun protective behaviour will be used to foster perceptions of friendship group normative support for sun protection. A series of questions will be used to prompt participants to consider how they would respond and how they may prevent the situation from occurring. An increase in perception of control/self-efficacy over using sun protection will be the aim of a set of animated scenarios and questions which ask participants to consider scenario specific barriers to sun protective behaviour and to suggest solutions to the barriers. Increasing intention to sun protect will be addressed through setting sun safe goals and through the creation of a contract outlining intention.
Sponsors
Queensland University of Technology
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Eligibility criteria include male and female adults, living in metropolitan, regional, and coastal areas of Queensland, Australia.
Exclusion criteria
nil
Outcome results
None listed