Toward a precision behavioral medicine approach to addressing high-risk sun exposure: a qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Precision behavioral medicine techniques integrating wearable ultraviolet radiation (UVR) sensors may help individuals avoid sun exposure that places them at-risk for skin cancer. As a preliminary step in our patient-centered process of developing a just-in-time adaptive intervention, this study evaluated reactions and preferences to UVR sensors among melanoma survivors.

Materials and methods

Early stage adult melanoma survivors were recruited for a focus group (n = 11) or 10-day observational study, which included daily wearing a UVR sensor and sun exposure surveys (n = 39). Both the focus group moderator guide and observational study exit interviews included questions on UVR sensing as a potential intervention strategy. These response

SUBMITTER: Stump TK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6994011 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature