Assessing children's ultraviolet radiation exposure: the potential usefulness of a colorimeter.

OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the colorimeter as an objective measure of children's ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure. METHODS: Fifty-eight children, ages 6 to 9 years, attended two summer measurement sessions, with 46 attending a subsequent winter session. RESULTS: Comparisons between sum...

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Main Authors: Eckhardt, L, Mayer, J A, Creech, L, Johnston, M R, Lui, K J, Sallis, J F, Elder, J P
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 1996
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1380738/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9003142
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Resumo:OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the colorimeter as an objective measure of children's ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure. METHODS: Fifty-eight children, ages 6 to 9 years, attended two summer measurement sessions, with 46 attending a subsequent winter session. RESULTS: Comparisons between summer sessions for the L* scale showed that only the upper arm significantly changed in the tanner direction, while b* scale values indicated significant tanning for all body sites. All exposed body sites changed significantly in the less tan direction between summer and winter measurements. CONCLUSIONS: Using colorimeters to objectively measure children's UV exposure has potential applications for skin cancer prevention programs.