Assessment of skin cancer precision prevention materials among Hispanics in Florida and Puerto Rico.
Chavely Calderon-Casellas, John Charles A Lacson, Stephanie M Forgas and 9 others
PMID 35778318WHAT IT FOUND
Skin cancer prevention materials were rated highly overall, and intention to change sun protection did not differ by group.
English-preferring participants found generic materials clearer than genetic risk materials.
Key findings
01Participants reported high believability, clarity, and intention to change sun protection behavior.
02Clarity was slightly lower in the average-risk and higher-risk genetic groups than in the standard group.
03At follow-up, 32% of average-risk and 32% of higher-risk participants did not recall their genetic risk category.
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What it does not show
Only 493 of 920 randomized participants completed follow-up, and response was lower in younger participants and those with lower education, health literacy, skin cancer worry, and perceived risk. Hispanic men were underrepresented (26.6%). The outcomes were self-reported perceptions and intention, not measured sun protection behavior or skin cancer outcomes. Spanish-preferring participants had lower health literacy and numeracy, and their uniformly high scores may partly reflect a tendency to agree with survey items. Many participants did not recall their genetic risk, so results may not reflect how well risk information was understood.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that genetic risk materials are ineffective or that high Spanish-language ratings prove understanding. The study measured perceived clarity and intention, not actual sun protection behavior, and high ratings may reflect a tendency to agree with survey items.