As we drive, I think back to when Paula moved to Huntsville nearly a year ago: her white knuckles gripping the steering wheel, the rearview mirror framing her face, now tan past the point of sunburn.
The questionnaire gathered data on pigmentation and skin reaction to sun exposure, past experience of sunburn, lifelong exposure to sunlight during different recreational activities, occupational histories, cosmetic habits such as sunscreens and sun lamps, exposure to artificial UV sources for therapies, and dermatological history.
"Rather like your fetching chap on the right, I've managed to acquire radiation-level sunburn over the past few days," complains Sheila Andress.
Reported sunburns in the past 6 months decreased significantly (p<.018).
Answers were converted to the number of sunbathing and tanning occasions and sunburns in the past 6 months.
A substantial proportion of participants reported one or more sunburns in the past 6 months at both assessments (50% at baseline, 41.7% at 2 years).
Consistent with the findings of Glanz et al. (21), more than 40% of participants reported one or more sunburns in the past 6 months at the 2-year follow-up.
Past experience of painful and severe sunburns was assessed by asking questions on the number of lifelong sunburns, age at first sunburn and severity.
At baseline and 2 years, participants indicated how many sunburns they received in the past 6 months, ranging from none to more than 2 3 per week.
Benzocaine, one of the hottest gimmicks of the past few years, is a mild anesthetic, often found in teething gels and sunburn remedies.
