Sun protection knowledge and behaviors of agricultural workers in Turkey: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Agricultural workers are at risk of developing skin cancer due to prolonged exposure to the sun during their daily work. This study was conducted to determine sun protection knowledge and behaviours of agricultural workers in Turkey.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted with 460 participants working in agriculture.

The relationship between parental health literacy levels and anthropometric measurements of children in Turkey.

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between parental health literacy levels and anthropometric measurements of children in Turkey.

Methods: The research was of cross-sectional/correlational design and carried out with 378 consenting parents registered at a Family Health Center. A Sociodemographic Data Form and the Health Literacy Scale for Turkey-32 was used to collect the study data.

The effect of a school-based fruit and vegetable promotion program on adolescents' fruit and vegetable consumption behavior in Turkey.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of a school-based F&V promotion program developed in line with the transtheoretical model (TTM) on the consumption behavior of middle school students.

Design And Methods: The study was designed as semi-experimental research with pre-/post- and follow-up tests and a control group. It was conducted at a total of six middle schools in the district of Fethiye/Muğla, Turkey.

The Effect of a School-Based Sun Protection Program on Students' Sun Protection Behavior in Turkey.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to discover whether a school-based sun protection program (SPP) developed in line with the transtheoretical model (TTM) had an impact on students in an intervention group in the stages of change of developing sun protection behavior, reducing the number of sunburns adolescents sustain, and in terms of their perceptions of pros and cons and self-efficacy, as compared to the control group.

Design And Methods: This study was designed as pre-/posttest control group semi-experimental research. The research was carried out with 376 adolescents in two schools.

The relationship between general health behaviors and general health literacy levels in the Turkish population.

The purpose of our study was to determine the health literacy level of the study participants and examine the relationship between health literacy levels and sociodemographic characteristics, health self-assessment levels and health protective behaviors. We recruited 826 individuals into the study, selecting the participants by using a systematic random sampling method. Data were collected with a descriptive information form, the European Health Literacy Scale and a General Health Behaviors Scale.

An Analysis of Computer Game Addiction in Primary School Children and Its Affecting Factors.

Background: Computer games are included in next-generation technologies in today's developed visual media world. They are attractive to all ages, but the dramatic increase in the use of computer games in children and adolescents is remarkable. This study aims to determine the computer game addiction in primary school children and its affecting factors.

Effects of an Education Intervention on Nursing Students' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Skin Self-Examination and Skin Cancer Risks.

Background: The incidence of skin cancers is increasing in Turkey as well as worldwide. Nurses have a potentially influential role to play in educating the public about skin cancer prevention.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to teach nursing students the risks of skin cancer and the steps involved in conducting related skin self-examinations to encourage positive attitudes toward skin cancer protection and early detection.

Validity and Reliability of Sun Protection Behavior Scale among Turkish Adolescent Population.

Purpose: The aim of this research was to adapt the Sun Protection Behavior Scale (SPBS) to Turkish and to perform validity and reliability analyses.

Methods: The scale was administered to a total of 900 adolescents, the retest to 91 adolescents. The construct validity of the scale was evaluated using exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).

Decisional balance and self-efficacy for sun protection: measurement among Turkish adolescents.

Background: Sun protection is important for skin cancer prevention, but many adolescents do not protect themselves from the sun. Instrumentation derived from the transtheoretical model (TTM) can be used to study the process of change in health behaviors like sun protection.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to translate and adapt TTM-based decisional balance and self-efficacy for sun protection scales from English to Turkish and assess psychometric properties of scores when the scales are used among Turkish adolescents.