June K. Robinson|John Friedewald|Amishi Desai|Elisa J. Gordon
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Mobile Medical App for Kidney Transplant Recipients
Northwestern University|National Cancer Institute|Northwestern University|University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System|Novem (Netherlands)|Northwestern University
perception skin cancer risk belief sun protection prevents skin cancer sun protection choices enhance sun protection behaviors kidney transplant recipients greater risk developing skin cancer general populationa randomized controlled trial used stratified recruitment nonhispanic white nonhispanic black hispaniclatino kidney transplant recipients received transplant 224 months prior study culturally sensitive sunprotect program delivered recipients tablet personal computers two urban ambulatory offices text messages reminders provided two week intervals selfreported surveys skin pigmentation measured prior intervention six weeks later analyzedamong 552 eligible participants 170 participated 62 nonhispanic whites 60blacks 48 hispanics among participants receiving intervention skin burns sun exposure becomes tan becomes irritated gets darker statistically significant increase selfreported knowledge recognition personal skin cancer risk confidence sun protection preventing skin cancer sun protection behaviors participants compared receiving usual education p005 six week followup participants intervention group skin burns becomes irritated significantly less darkening sunexposed forearm control participants p005providing sun protection education sunprotect springwith reminders summer facilitated adoption sun protection behaviors among kidney transplant recipients skin burns becomes irritated