Validation of self-reported sun exposure against electronic ultraviolet radiation dosimeters.

From the dosimeter data we derived: (i) time spent outdoors exposed to UV, defined as any 8-s measurements with UV values of >0; and (ii) total standard erythemal doses (SEDs) as a measure of UV dose. Table 1 Spearman rank correlations between weekend and weekday ultraviolet radiation (UV) exposure measured as standard erythemal doses (SEDs) using electronic UV dosimeters HT <table><thead><tr><th>. Validation, exposure measurement, ultraviolet radiation, dosimetry, questionnaire, skin cancer Keywords: Validation; exposure measurement; ultraviolet radiation; dosimetry; questionnaire; skin cancer EN Validation exposure measurement ultraviolet radiation dosimetry questionnaire skin cancer 324 328 5 02/16/23 20230201 NES 230201 Ultraviolet radiation (UV) exposure is the main risk factor for skin cancer[1] and skin cancer prevention research and health promotion programme evaluation relies on the accurate measurement of sun exposure using questionnaires. [Extracted from the article]