A Motivational Enhancement Approach to Skin Cancer Prevention

NCT00705887 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IRB00002996
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 82
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The specific aims of this research are: Aim 1 - To describe the UV protection behaviors and beliefs of young adult patients in a dermatology clinic. Aim 2 - To examine whether or not the UV protection behaviors and beliefs of young adult dermatology patients are associated with age, gender, level of education, marital status, contact with skin cancer, time outdoors, skin type, the reason for their visit, and the date of data collection. Aim 3 - To test the efficacy of a motivational enhancement approach to UV protection counseling for young adult dermatology patients, as manifested by favorable changes in UV protection stages of change, UV protection self-efficacy, and UV protection attitudes.

Conditions

Ultraviolet Rays; Motivation

Keywords

Ultraviolet Rays; Motivation; Health Education; Randomized Controlled Trial; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• UV Protection Stages of Change

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• UV Protection Attitudes

  6 months

• UV Protection Self-Efficacy

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Brochure from the American Academy of Dermatology on protecting your skin from UV rays.

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participation in a brief motivational enhancement session. These participants also received the same American Academy of Dermatology brochure on protecting your skin from UV rays.

Behavioral: Brief Motivational Enhancement Intervention

Interventions

Brief Motivational Enhancement Intervention BEHAVIORAL

The motivational enhancement intervention lasted 5-8 minutes and consisted of gaining the client's permission to address the topic of skin cancer prevention, exchanging information through the elicit-provide-elicit strategy of information exchange, and summarization/ conclusion based on verbal and nonverbal cues from the participant.

Also known as: Adaptation of Motivational Interviewing

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Dermatology patient presenting for scheduled appointment
• years old

You may not qualify if:

• Seeking treatment for sunburn
• Unable to read and understand English
• Having previously received medical treatment from the interventionist

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Oregon Health and Science University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Central Utah Clinic, Dermatology

Provo, Utah, 84604, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Health Education; Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Adherence Interventions; Medication Adherence; Patient Compliance; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior

Study Officials

• Christina P Linton, FNP-BC, PhD

  Oregon Health and Science University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Nancy Press, PhD

  Oregon Health and Science University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 25, 2008
• First Posted: June 27, 2008
• Study Start: September 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2007
• Study Completion: June 1, 2007
• Last Updated: June 27, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-06

Locations

US (1)