Unintended sunburn after sunscreen application: An exploratory study of sun protection.

CONCLUSION: Participants perceived themselves as well protected from sun exposure and were surprised they received a sunburn. We found participants did not reapply sunscreen often enough, especially before and during water activities, and overestimated the amount of time they could be safely exposed to the sun. SO WHAT?: The findings of this study suggest a greater need for sun protection education on how to effectively use and apply sunscreen to avoid sunburn and skin cancer. PMID: 31631453 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Health Promotion Journal of Australia - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Health Promot J Austr Source Type: research