RT journal article
T1 Occupational Sun Exposure Among Physical Education Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools in Andalusia, Spain
A1 Rodriguez Barón, Diego
A1 Blázquez Sánchez, Nuria
A1 Rivas Ruiz, Francisco
A1 Rodríguez Martinez, Alba
A1 Aguilera Arjona, José
A1 Castro Maqueda, Guillermo Ramón de
A1 Gomez Araujo, Inés
A1 De Galvez Aranda, María Victoria
A1 Rodríguez Martínez, Antonio
A1 De Troya Martin, Magdalena
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 Occupational health
K1 Photoprotection
K1 Physical education teachers
K1 Skin neoplasms
AB Chronic sun exposure and sunburns are the main preventable causes of skin cancer. Due to the nature of their work, physical education teachers are at high risk for occupational skin cancer. This descriptive, cross-sectional study analyzes primary and secondary physical education teachers in Andalusia, Spain. All participants were invited to monitor their ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure using individual biologic dosimeters and record their photoprotection practices over 3 workdays. The teachers spent an average of 2.7 h outdoors and the mean personal UV radiation exposure was 309.9 J/m2 per day, a value three times higher than international recommendations. Based on the photoprotection diary, it was determined that classes held outdoors were not scheduled outside the hours with the highest UV index and that the percentage of participants who followed the photoprotective practices of remaining in the shade or wearing a hat during outdoor lessons were less than 20% and 60%, respectively. The results on sun exposure and photoprotection practices show a need for organizational and educational intervention strategies to mitigate sun exposure and increase compliance with photoprotection measures to reduce skin cancer risk among these workers and promote early diagnosis of the disease
PB Springer
SN 0885-8195
YR 2023
FD 2023-08
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34430
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34430
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 07-nov-2026