1.“Beach Lifeguards′ Sun Exposure and Sun Protection in Spain”
Magdalena de Troya MARTÍN ; Nuria Blázquez SÁNCHEZ ; Cristina García HARANA ; Ma Carmen Alarcón LEIVA ; José Aguilera ARJONA ; Francisco Rivas RUIZ ; Ma Victoria de Gálvez ARANDA
Safety and Health at Work 2021;12(2):244-248
Background:
Sunburn is the main avoidable cause of skin cancer. Beach lifeguards spend many hours exposed to the effects of solar radiation during their work day, precisely at times of the year when levels of solar irradiation are highest. The aim of this study is to quantify the risk to beach lifeguards of sun exposure.
Methods:
A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the Western Costa del Sol, southern Spain, during the summer of 2018. The research subjects were recruited during a skin cancer prevention course for beach lifeguards. All participants were invited to complete a questionnaire on their habits, attitudes, and knowledge related to sun exposure. In addition, ten were specially monitored using personal dosimeters for three consecutive days, and the results were recorded in a photoprotection diary. A descriptive analysis (mean and standard deviation for the quantitative variables) was performed, and inter-group differences were evaluated using the Mann–Whitney U test.
Results:
Two hundred fifteen lifeguards completed the questionnaire, and 109 met the criteria for inclusion in this analysis. The mean age was 23.8 years (SD: 5.1), 78.0% were male, 71.5% were phototype III or IV (Fitzpatrick's phototype), and 77.1% had experienced at least one painful sunburn during the previous summer. The mean daily personal ultraviolet exposure per day, the minimal erythema dose, and the standard erythema dose, in J/m2, were 634.7 [standard deviation (SD): 356.2], 2.5 (SD: 1.4) and 6.35 (SD: 3.6), respectively.
Conclusion
Beach lifeguards receive very high doses of solar radiation during the work day and experience correspondingly high rates of sunburn. Intervention strategies to modify their sun exposure behavior and working environment are necessary to reduce the risk of skin cancer for these workers and to promote early diagnosis of the disease.
2.“Beach Lifeguards′ Sun Exposure and Sun Protection in Spain”
Magdalena de Troya MARTÍN ; Nuria Blázquez SÁNCHEZ ; Cristina García HARANA ; Ma Carmen Alarcón LEIVA ; José Aguilera ARJONA ; Francisco Rivas RUIZ ; Ma Victoria de Gálvez ARANDA
Safety and Health at Work 2021;12(2):244-248
Background:
Sunburn is the main avoidable cause of skin cancer. Beach lifeguards spend many hours exposed to the effects of solar radiation during their work day, precisely at times of the year when levels of solar irradiation are highest. The aim of this study is to quantify the risk to beach lifeguards of sun exposure.
Methods:
A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the Western Costa del Sol, southern Spain, during the summer of 2018. The research subjects were recruited during a skin cancer prevention course for beach lifeguards. All participants were invited to complete a questionnaire on their habits, attitudes, and knowledge related to sun exposure. In addition, ten were specially monitored using personal dosimeters for three consecutive days, and the results were recorded in a photoprotection diary. A descriptive analysis (mean and standard deviation for the quantitative variables) was performed, and inter-group differences were evaluated using the Mann–Whitney U test.
Results:
Two hundred fifteen lifeguards completed the questionnaire, and 109 met the criteria for inclusion in this analysis. The mean age was 23.8 years (SD: 5.1), 78.0% were male, 71.5% were phototype III or IV (Fitzpatrick's phototype), and 77.1% had experienced at least one painful sunburn during the previous summer. The mean daily personal ultraviolet exposure per day, the minimal erythema dose, and the standard erythema dose, in J/m2, were 634.7 [standard deviation (SD): 356.2], 2.5 (SD: 1.4) and 6.35 (SD: 3.6), respectively.
Conclusion
Beach lifeguards receive very high doses of solar radiation during the work day and experience correspondingly high rates of sunburn. Intervention strategies to modify their sun exposure behavior and working environment are necessary to reduce the risk of skin cancer for these workers and to promote early diagnosis of the disease.
3.Risk of Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Parkinson’s Disease With Visual Hallucinations and Subjective Cognitive Complaints
Diego SANTOS-GARCÍA ; Teresa de Deus FONTICOBA ; Carlos Cores BARTOLOMÉ ; Maria J. Feal PAINCEIRAS ; Jose M. Paz GONZÁLEZ ; Cristina Martínez MIRÓ ; Silvia JESÚS ; Miquel AGUILAR ; Pau PASTOR ; Lluís PLANELLAS ; Marina COSGAYA ; Juan García CALDENTEY ; Nuria CABALLOL ; Ines LEGARDA ; Jorge Hernández VARA ; Iria CABO ; Lydia López MANZANARES ; Isabel González ARAMBURU ; Maria A. Ávila RIVERA ; Víctor Gómez MAYORDOMO ; Víctor NOGUEIRA ; Víctor PUENTE ; Julio Dotor GARCÍA-SOTO ; Carmen BORRUÉ ; Berta Solano VILA ; María Álvarez SAUCO ; Lydia VELA ; Sonia ESCALANTE ; Esther CUBO ; Francisco Carrillo PADILLA ; Juan C. Martínez CASTRILLO ; Pilar Sánchez ALONSO ; Maria G. Alonso LOSADA ; Nuria López ARIZTEGUI ; Itziar GASTÓN ; Jaime KULISEVSKY ; Marta Blázquez ESTRADA ; Manuel SEIJO ; Javier Rúiz MARTÍNEZ ; Caridad VALERO ; Mónica KURTIS ; Oriol de FÁBREGUES ; Jessica González ARDURA ; Ruben Alonso REDONDO ; Carlos ORDÁS ; Luis M. López DÍAZ L ; Darrian MCAFEE ; Pablo MARTINEZ-MARTIN ; Pablo MIR ;
Journal of Clinical Neurology 2023;19(4):344-357
Background:
and Purpose Visual hallucinations (VH) and subjective cognitive complaints (SCC) are associated with cognitive impairment (CI) in Parkinson’s disease. Our aims were to determine the association between VH and SCC and the risk of CI development in a cohort of patients with Parkinson’s disease and normal cognition (PD-NC).
Methods:
Patients with PD-NC (total score of >80 on the Parkinson’s Disease Cognitive Rating Scale [PD-CRS]) recruited from the Spanish COPPADIS cohort from January 2016 to November 2017 were followed up after 2 years. Subjects with a score of ≥1 on domain 5 and item 13 of the Non-Motor Symptoms Scale at baseline (V0) were considered as “with SCC” and “with VH,” respectively. CI at the 2-year follow-up (plus or minus 1 month) (V2) was defined as a PD-CRS total score of <81.
Results:
At V0 (n=376, 58.2% males, age 61.14±8.73 years [mean±SD]), the frequencies of VH and SCC were 13.6% and 62.2%, respectively. VH were more frequent in patients with SCC than in those without: 18.8% (44/234) vs 4.9% (7/142), p<0.0001. At V2, 15.2% (57/376) of the patients had developed CI. VH presenting at V0 was associated with a higher risk of CI at V2 (odds ratio [OR]=2.68, 95% confidence interval=1.05–6.83, p=0.039) after controlling for the effects of age, disease duration, education, medication, motor and nonmotor status, mood, and PD-CRS total score at V0. Although SCC were not associated with CI at V2, presenting both VH and SCC at V0 increased the probability of having CI at V2 (OR=3.71, 95% confidence interval=1.36–10.17, p=0.011).
Conclusions
VH were associated with the development of SCC and CI at the 2-year follow-up in patients with PD-NC.