ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND@#To prevent occupational skin cancer, it is essential that the sun-protective behavior of outdoor workers is adequate. The aim is to study the sun-protective behavior of Danish outdoor workers at work, at leisure, and on sun holiday and compare it to that of indoor workers.@*METHODS@#This is a cross-sectional study, based on a 53-item survey completed by Danish outdoor (n = 380) and indoor workers (n = 119) in 2016-2017. Status as outdoor or indoor worker was decided based on self-report and behavioral differences were tested using (paired) t tests and multiple regression adjusted for age, sex, educational level, history of smoking, and skin type.@*RESULTS@#Danish outdoor workers at work use sun protection less than they do at leisure and on sun holiday (α 80.0% agree that risk of skin cancer is reduced by the use of sun protection, and only 4.0% dismiss the possibility of sun protection use at work.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Skin cancer risk and use of sun protection at work are largely neglected in Danish outdoor workers, more so than at leisure and on sun holiday where their risk behavior resembles that of indoor workers. This indicates an untapped workplace preventive potential.
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Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Cross-Sectional Studies , Denmark , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Occupational Diseases , Occupational Exposure , Occupational Health , Risk Reduction Behavior , Skin Neoplasms , Sunburn , Surveys and Questionnaires , Workplace , Classification , PsychologyABSTRACT
Following publication of the original article [1], it was highlighted that Table 3 contained an error.