Effect of planned visual education on university students' attitudes and beliefs regarding skin cancer: a cluster-randomized controlled trial.

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Sao Paulo Medical Journal Pub Date : 2025-05-30 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1590/1516-3180.2024.0252.R1.14022025

Esin Sevgi Dogan, Ozden Dedeli Caydam

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Abstract

Background: The incidence of skin cancer is increasing globally. However, it is largely preventable through early detection. Therefore, raising public awareness through education is essential.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a planned visual education program-based on the Health Belief Model-on university students' attitudes and beliefs regarding skin cancer.

Design and setting: This cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted in two departments at a university in Manisa, Türkiye.

Methods: The study was conducted with 116 university students, divided equally into an intervention group (n = 58) and a control group (n = 58). Data were collected using the Student Information Form and the Health Belief Model Scale in Skin Cancer.

Results: Following the visual education program based on the Health Belief Model, significant differences were observed between the intervention and control groups in perceived severity, perceived susceptibility, perceived barriers, perceived benefits, and self-efficacy scores. While the intervention group showed significant improvements across these domains, no significant difference was found in perceived severity scores.

Conclusion: The findings indicate that planned visual education based on the Health Belief Model positively influenced students' attitudes and beliefs regarding skin cancer.

Clinical trial registration: The research was recorded at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05788939.

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有计划的视觉教育对大学生皮肤癌态度和信念的影响：一项随机对照试验。

背景：皮肤癌的发病率在全球范围内呈上升趋势。然而，通过早期发现，它在很大程度上是可以预防的。因此，通过教育提高公众意识是必不可少的。目的：本研究旨在评估基于健康信念模型的有计划的视觉教育方案对大学生皮肤癌态度和信念的影响。设计和环境：本群随机对照试验在日本马尼萨市一所大学的两个系进行。方法：以116名大学生为研究对象，随机分为干预组（n = 58）和对照组（n = 58）。采用学生信息表和皮肤癌健康信念模型量表收集数据。结果：基于健康信念模型的视觉教育方案实施后，干预组与对照组在感知严重性、感知易感性、感知障碍、感知益处和自我效能感得分上存在显著差异。虽然干预组在这些领域表现出显著的改善，但在感知严重性评分上没有发现显著差异。结论：基于健康信念模型的有计划的视觉教育对学生皮肤癌的态度和信念有积极影响。临床试验注册：研究记录在https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05788939。

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Sao Paulo Medical Journal 医学-医学：内科

CiteScore

2.20

自引率

7.10%

发文量

210

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Published bimonthly by the Associação Paulista de Medicina, the journal accepts articles in the fields of clinical health science (internal medicine, gynecology and obstetrics, mental health, surgery, pediatrics and public health). Articles will be accepted in the form of original articles (clinical trials, cohort, case-control, prevalence, incidence, accuracy and cost-effectiveness studies and systematic reviews with or without meta-analysis), narrative reviews of the literature, case reports, short communications and letters to the editor. Papers with a commercial objective will not be accepted.