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Promoting sun safety among US postal service letter carriers: Impact of a 2-year intervention

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  • Mayer, J.A.
  • Slymen, D.J.
  • Clapp, E.J.
  • Pichon, L.C.
  • Eckhardt, L.
  • Eichenfield, L.F.
  • Elder, J.P.
  • Sallis, J.F.
  • Weinstock, M.A.
  • Achter, A.
  • Balderrama, C.
  • Galindo, G.R.
  • Oh, S.S.

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Objectives. We examined whether US Postal Service letter carriers who received a sun safety intervention would wear wide-brim hats and sunscreen significantly more often than those who did not receive the intervention. Methods. We used a 2-group randomized design with 2662 evaluation cohort participants from 70 US postal stations. Evaluations were conducted at baseline, 3 months, 1 year, and 2 years. Questionnaire items assessed occupational use of sunscreen and wide-brim hats. The 2-year sun safety intervention included the provision of wide-brim hats, accessible sunscreen, reminders, and 6 educational sessions. Results. At the 3-month follow-up evaluations, the odds ratio (OR) for regular sunscreen use was 2.8 times higher among the intervention group than among the control group (95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.2, 3.5); at the 2-year follow-up evaluations, the rate was still significantly higher (OR = 2.0; 95% CI = 1.6, 2.6). Intervention group participants also had significantly higher rates of hat use, with the differences remaining consistent across all follow-ups (OR = 2.9; 95% CI = 2.3, 3.6). Conclusions. The intervention should be disseminated to postal stations nationwide and possibly to other occupational groups that work outdoors.

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  • Mayer, J.A. & Slymen, D.J. & Clapp, E.J. & Pichon, L.C. & Eckhardt, L. & Eichenfield, L.F. & Elder, J.P. & Sallis, J.F. & Weinstock, M.A. & Achter, A. & Balderrama, C. & Galindo, G.R. & Oh, S.S., 2007. "Promoting sun safety among US postal service letter carriers: Impact of a 2-year intervention," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 97(3), pages 559-565.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2005.083907_5
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.083907
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    1. Jonathan Houdmont & Raymond Randall & Alistair Cheyne & Shaun Davis & Hannah Evans & Joanne Faichney, 2019. "UK Postal Delivery Workers’ Occupational Sun Safety: Using Behavior Change Theories to Identify Intervention Pathways," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(19), pages 1-17, October.

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