Qualitative assessment of uptake retention and evaluation of prevention materials for skin cancer among Hispanics.
Sylvia L Crowder, Acadia W Buro, John Charles A Lacson and 8 others
PMID 37028174WHAT IT FOUND
Hispanic participants remembered sunscreen use and skin checks most clearly.
Spanish-preferring residents in Puerto Rico emphasized sharing prevention tips with family, while English-preferring residents in Florida focused more on genetic risk information.
Key findings
01Participants most frequently retained information about sunscreen use and the importance of skin examinations.
02Spanish-preferring participants in Puerto Rico were significantly more likely to mention sharing health information with family and friends than those in Tampa.
03English-preferring participants in Tampa retained genetic risk information more frequently than Spanish-preferring participants in either location.
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What it does not show
The open-ended questions were general and did not probe specific behaviors or understandings of genetic risk, limiting the depth of insight into why certain topics were remembered. The study did not compare responses based on other participant characteristics like age or education level, which might influence how materials are received. As a qualitative analysis of survey comments, it cannot determine causality or prove that the materials caused behavior change.
Declared interests
The authors declare no competing financial interests or personal relationships.
The easy way to misread this
Do not interpret these retention patterns as evidence that the intervention changed behavior. This study reports what participants remembered and valued from the materials, not whether they actually increased sunscreen use or skin checks as a result.