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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample, n = 441

From: Correlates of sun protection behaviors among melanoma survivors

Variable

N (%)

M (SD)

Outcomes (possible range 1–5)

 Sunscreen ≥ 30 SPF

 

3.83 (1.07)

 Shirt

 

2.84 (1.11)

 Hat

 

2.83 (1.34)

 Shade

 

3.58 (0.94)

Demographics

 Age (range 18–89 years)

 

61.4 (13.3)

 Education

   ≤ High school graduate

54 (12.2)

 

  Some college

87 (19.7)

 

  Bachelor degree

133 (30.2)

 

  Graduate degree/professional training

167 (37.9)

 

 Marital status

  Not married or living with partner

90 (20.4)

 

  Married or living with partner

351 (79.6)

 

 Sex

  Female

216 (49.0)

 

  Male

225 (51.0)

 

Medical factors

 Months since surgery (possible range 3–24)

 

14.07 (5.11)

 Disease stage

  0

136 (30.8)

 

  1

245 (55.6)

 

  2

34 (7.7)

 

  3

26 (5.9)

 

Skin cancer risk factors

 Number of risk factors (0–8)

 

4.35 (1.64)

 Sunburn in past year (yes)

114 (25.9)

 

Knowledge (possible range)

 Knowledge (1–13)

 

8.04 (2.18)

 Severity (1–5)

 

3.07 (0.84)

 Controllability (1–5)

 

4.02 (0.71)

 Risk of recurrence (1–5)

 

3.24 (0.75)

Psychological (possible range)

 Distress about melanoma (1–10)

 

3.78 (2.25)

 Worry about recurrence (1–6)

 

3.37 (1.27)

 Social influence (0–4)

 

2.63 (1.35)

Physician influence (possible range 1–5)

 Descriptive norms

 

2.63 (0.80)

 Injunctive norms

 

3.61 (0.90)

Protection beliefs (possible range 1–5)

 Benefits

 

4.04 (0.64)

 Barriers

 

2.61 (0.74)

 Self-efficacy

 

3.51 (0.88)