RT journal article
T1 Sun-related behaviors, attitudes and knowledge among paralympic sailor
A1 Gutiérrez Manzanedo, José Vicente
A1 Castro Maqueda, Guillermo Ramón de
A1 Caraballo Vidal, Israel
A1 González Montesinos, José Luis
A1 Vaz Pardal, Carmen
A1 Rivas Ruiz, Francisco
A1 De Troya Marín, Magdalena
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 Skin cancer
K1 Sun exposure
K1 Sun protection
K1 Behavior
K1 Knowledge
K1 Paralympic
K1 Sailors with disabilities
AB Background: Overexposure to sunlight is the main cause of skin cancer. Outdoor sports increased sun exposure times. Sun protection behaviors and attitudes are utmost importance to reduce sun exposure. Aims: To evaluate sun exposure habits, sun protection practices, and sun-related attitudes and knowledge among paralympic sailors. Methods: This descriptive observational study analysed the answers of a validated self-reported questionnaire of habits, attitudes and knowledge related to sun exposure and skin cancer completed by 56 elite sailors with disabilities from 19 countries which taking part in 2019 Para World Sailing Championships. Results: Three in four (76.8%) participants reported a history of sunburn in the previous season. Overall, participants showed an average for sport practice per week of 8.0 h (SD: 4.9). Participants reported a low adherence to sun protection practice, with the exception of using sunglasses (85.7%), sunscreen (83.9%) and hat (75%), having a very low rate (28.6%) of avoidance of midday sun and an inadequate sunscreen reapplication (33.9% reported “do not reapply” and 16.1% “reapply every one or 2 h”). Although 82.1% of participants reported to be worried about can get skin cancer out of the sun, they also presented excessive sun tanning attitudes (42.9% likes sunbathing and 57.1% sunbathing makes them feel well). The average score for sun-related knowledge was low (62.1 out 100 points; SD: 13.6). Conclusions: Awareness campaigns on sun risk are needed specifically directed at this target group, in order to improve their sun protection habits and reduce the rates of sunburn associated with sports practice.
PB Elsevier
SN 1936-6574
YR 2021
FD 2021-07-14
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34396
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34396
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 08-nov-2026