Protocol - Ultraviolet Light Exposure

Description

The interviewer asks the respondent several questions about sunburn, use of tanning booths and sunlamps, and time spent outdoors in the midday sun.

Specific Instructions

Note: "DK" denotes "Don’t Know."

Availability

This protocol is freely available; permission not required for use.

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Protocol

The following questions focus on your complexion and your exposure to the sun.

1. If you spent an hour in the midday sun for the first time without sunscreen, which of these reactions best describes what would happen to your skin:

1 [ ] A blistering sunburn,

2 [ ] A sunburn without blisters,

3 [ ] A mild sunburn that becomes a tan,

4 [ ] A tan with no sunburn, or

5 [ ] No change in skin color?

2. Did you ever get a blistering sunburn?

1 [ ] YES

2 [ ] NO (Go to 3)

2a) How old were you the first time you got a blistering sunburn?

|___|___| YEARS OLD

98 [ ] DK

2b) IF DK EXACT AGE, SAY: About how old were you? PROBE FOR CATEGORY.

01 [ ] UNDER 5 YEARS OLD

02 [ ] 5-14 YEARS OLD

03 [ ] 15-24 YEARS OLD

04 [ ] 25-39 YEARS OLD

05 [ ] 40-64 YEARS OLD

06 [ ] 65 YEARS OLD OR OLDER

2c) How old were you the last time you got a blistering sunburn?

|___|___| YEARS OLD

98 [ ] DK

2d) IF DK EXACT AGE, SAY: About how old were you? PROBE FOR CATEGORY.

01 [ ] UNDER 5 YEARS OLD

02 [ ] 5-14 YEARS OLD

03 [ ] 15-24 YEARS OLD

04 [ ] 25-39 YEARS OLD

05 [ ] 40-64 YEARS OLD

06 [ ] 65 YEARS OLD OR OLDER

2e) How many blistering sunburns have you gotten in your life?

|___|___| BLISTERING SUNBURNS

98 [ ] DK

2f) IF DK EXACT NUMBER, SAY: About how many? PROBE FOR CATEGORY.

1 [ ] 1 OR 2

2 [ ] 3 OR 4

3 [ ] 5-9

4 [ ] 10-19

5 [ ] 20 OR MORE

3. Did you ever get a skin rash from sun exposure?

1 [ ] YES

2 [ ] NO (Go to 4)

3a) How old were you the first time you got a skin rash from sun exposure?

|___|___| YEARS OLD

98 [ ] DK

3b) IF DK EXACT AGE, SAY: About how old were you? PROBE FOR CATEGORY.

01 [ ] UNDER 5 YEARS OLD

02 [ ] 5-14 YEARS OLD

03 [ ] 15-24 YEARS OLD

04 [ ] 25-39 YEARS OLD

05 [ ] 40-64 YEARS OLD

06 [ ] 65 YEARS OLD OR OLDER

3c) How old were you the last time you got a skin rash from sun exposure?

|___|___| YEARS OLD

98 [ ] DK

3d) IF DK EXACT AGE, SAY: About how old were you? PROBE FOR CATEGORY.

01 [ ] UNDER 5 YEARS OLD

02 [ ] 5-14 YEARS OLD

03 [ ] 15-24 YEARS OLD

04 [ ] 25-39 YEARS OLD

05 [ ] 40-64 YEARS OLD

06 [ ] 65 YEARS OLD OR OLDER

3e) How many times you have gotten a skin rash from sun exposure in your life?

|___|___| SKIN

98 [ ] DK

3f) IF DK EXACT NUMBER, SAY: About how times? PROBE FOR CATEGORY.

1 [ ] 1 OR 2

2 [ ] 3 OR 4

3 [ ] 5-9

4 [ ] 10-19

5 [ ] 20 OR MORE

4. Have you ever used a sunlamp?

1 [ ] YES

2 [ ] NO (Go to 5)

4a) How old were you the first time you used a sunlamp?

|___|___| YEARS OLD

98 [ ] DK

4b) IF DK EXACT AGE, SAY: About how old were you? PROBE FOR CATEGORY.

01 [ ] UNDER 5 YEARS OLD

02 [ ] 5-14 YEARS OLD

03 [ ] 15-24 YEARS OLD

04 [ ] 25-39 YEARS OLD

05 [ ] 40-64 YEARS OLD

06 [ ] 65 YEARS OLD OR OLDER

4c) How old were you the last time you used a sunlamp?

|___|___| YEARS OLD

98 [ ] DK

4d) IF DK EXACT AGE, SAY: About how old were you? PROBE FOR CATEGORY.

01 [ ] UNDER 5 YEARS OLD

02 [ ] 5-14 YEARS OLD

03 [ ] 15-24 YEARS OLD

04 [ ] 25-39 YEARS OLD

05 [ ] 40-64 YEARS OLD

06 [ ] 65 YEARS OLD OR OLDER

4e) How many times have you used a sunlamp in your life?

|___|___| SUNLAMP

98 [ ] DK

4f) IF DK EXACT NUMBER, SAY: About how times? PROBE FOR CATEGORY.

1 [ ] 1 OR 2

2 [ ] 3 OR 4

3 [ ] 5-9

4 [ ] 10-19

5 [ ] 20 OR MORE

5. Have you ever used a tanning booth or tanning bed?

1 [ ] YES

2 [ ] NO (Go to 6)

5a) How old were you the first time you used a tanning booth or tanning bed?

|___|___| YEARS OLD

98 [ ] DK

5b) IF DK EXACT AGE, SAY: About how old were you? PROBE FOR CATEGORY.

01 [ ] UNDER 5 YEARS OLD

02 [ ] 5-14 YEARS OLD

03 [ ] 15-24 YEARS OLD

04 [ ] 25-39 YEARS OLD

05 [ ] 40-64 YEARS OLD

06 [ ] 65 YEARS OLD OR OLDER

5c) How old were you the last time you used a tanning booth or tanning bed?

|___|___| YEARS OLD

98 [ ] DK

5d) IF DK EXACT AGE, SAY: About how old were you? PROBE FOR CATEGORY.

01 [ ] UNDER 5 YEARS OLD

02 [ ] 5-14 YEARS OLD

03 [ ] 15-24 YEARS OLD

04 [ ] 25-39 YEARS OLD

05 [ ] 40-64 YEARS OLD

06 [ ] 65 YEARS OLD OR OLDER

5e) How many times have you used a tanning booth or tanning bed in your life?

|___|___| TANNING BOOTH/BED USES

98 [ ] DK

5f) IF DK EXACT NUMBER, SAY: About how times? PROBE FOR CATEGORY.

1 [ ] 1 OR 2

2 [ ] 3 OR 4

3 [ ] 5-9

4 [ ] 10-19

5 [ ] 20 OR MORE

Please answer the following questions about your exposure to the sun at different periods of your life. When we refer to "midday sun," it means those hours when the sun is more than halfway up in the sky. For most of the United States, that would be between the hours of 10 AM and 4PM Daylight Savings Time.

AGE GROUPS	6. On a typical weekday in the summer, about how many hours did you generally spend in the midday sun [(when you were) (AGE GROUP)]?	7. On a typical weekend day in the summer, about how many hours did you generally spend in the midday sun [(when you were) (AGE GROUP)]?	8. (When you were) (AGE GROUP), [for how many months a year did you usually have a tan]?
a) In your teens	1[ ]LESS THAN 1 HOUR 2[ ]1 OR 2 HOURS 3[ ]3 OR 4 HOURS 4[ ]5 OR 6 HOURS	1[ ]LESS THAN 1 HOUR 2[ ]1 OR 2 HOURS 3[ ]3 OR 4 HOURS 4[ ]5 OR 6 HOURS	1[ ]NEVER HAD A TAN 2[ ]1-3 MONTHS 3[ ]4-6 MONTHS 4[ ]7-9 MONTHS 5[ ]10-12 MONTHS
b) In your twenties	1[ ]LESS THAN 1 HOUR 2[ ]1 OR 2 HOURS 3[ ]3 OR 4 HOURS 4[ ]5 OR 6 HOURS	1[ ]LESS THAN 1 HOUR 2[ ]1 OR 2 HOURS 3[ ]3 OR 4 HOURS 4[ ]5 OR 6 HOURS	1[ ]NEVER HAD A TAN 2[ ]1-3 MONTHS 3[ ]4-6 MONTHS 4[ ]7-9 MONTHS 5[ ]10-12 MONTHS
c) In your thirties	1[ ]LESS THAN 1 HOUR 2[ ]1 OR 2 HOURS 3[ ]3 OR 4 HOURS 4[ ]5 OR 6 HOURS	1[ ]LESS THAN 1 HOUR 2[ ]1 OR 2 HOURS 3[ ]3 OR 4 HOURS 4[ ]5 OR 6 HOURS	1[ ]NEVER HAD A TAN 2[ ]1-3 MONTHS 3[ ]4-6 MONTHS 4[ ]7-9 MONTHS 5[ ]10-12 MONTHS
d) In the past ten years	1[ ]LESS THAN 1 HOUR 2[ ]1 OR 2 HOURS 3[ ]3 OR 4 HOURS 4[ ]5 OR 6 HOURS	1[ ]LESS THAN 1 HOUR 2[ ]1 OR 2 HOURS 3[ ]3 OR 4 HOURS 4[ ]5 OR 6 HOURS	1[ ]NEVER HAD A TAN 2[ ]1-3 MONTHS 3[ ]4-6 MONTHS 4[ ]7-9 MONTHS 5[ ]10-12 MONTHS

Personnel and Training Required

The interviewer must be trained to conduct personal interviews with individuals from the general population. The interviewer must be trained and found to be competent (i.e., tested by an expert) at the completion of personal interviews.*

* There are multiple modes to administer this question (e.g., paper-and-pencil and computer-assisted interviews).

Equipment Needs

While the source instrument was developed to be administered by computer, the PhenX Working Group acknowledges that these questions can be administered in a noncomputerized format (i.e., paper-and-pencil instrument). Computer software is necessary to develop computer-assisted instruments. The interviewer will require a laptop computer or handheld computer to administer a computer-assisted questionnaire.

Requirements

Requirement Category	Required
Major equipment	No
Specialized training	No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection	No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual	No

Mode of Administration

Interviewer-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Adult

Participants

Age 18+

Selection Rationale

Vetted against other ultraviolet light exposure questions, this set of questions was considered more complete and included questions about skin damage from the sun, types of exposure, and length of exposure.

Language

Chinese, English, Other languages available at source

Standards

Standard	Name	ID	Source
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC)	Environ exp UV light proto	62538-4	LOINC
Human Phenotype Ontology	Defective DNA repair after ultraviolet radiation damage	HP:0003079	HPO
caDSR Form	PhenX PX061301 - Ultraviolet Light Exposure	5870341	caDSR Form

Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

The Expert Review Panel #2 (ERP 2) reviewed the measures in the Demographics, Environmental Exposures, and Social Environments domains.

Guidance from ERP 2 includes:

• Revised descriptions of the measure

Back-compatible: no changes to Data Dictionary

Previous version in Toolkit archive (link)

Protocol Name from Source

National Cancer Institute (NCI), Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Study (NHL), Sun Exposures Module, 2001

Source

National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. (2001). Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Study (NHL), Sun Exposures Module. 2001 Question numbers: SE-3–SE-10 (source for questions 1–8 in Protocol Text).

General References

Gonzaga, E. R. (2009). Role of UV light in photodamage, skin aging, and skin cancer: Importance of photoprotection. American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 10, 19-24.

Protocol ID

61301

Variables

Export Variables

Variable Name	Variable ID	Variable Description	dbGaP Mapping
PX061301_Blistering_Sunburn_Ever
	PX061301020100	Did you ever get a blistering sunburn?	N/A
PX061301_First_Skin_Rash_Age_Estimate
	PX061301030300	About how old were you?	N/A
PX061301_First_Skin_Rash_Age_Exact
	PX061301030200	How old were you the first time you got a more skin rash from sun exposure? show less	N/A
PX061301_First_Skin_Rash_Age_Exact_Coded
	PX061301030201	How old were you the first time you got a more skin rash from sun exposure? show less	N/A
PX061301_First_Sunburn_Age_Estimate
	PX061301020300	About how old were you?	N/A
PX061301_First_Sunburn_Age_Exact
	PX061301020200	How old were you the first time you got a more blistering sunburn? show less	N/A
PX061301_First_Sunburn_Age_Exact_Coded
	PX061301020201	How old were you the first time you got a more blistering sunburn? show less	N/A
PX061301_First_Sunlamp_Age_Estimate
	PX061301040300	About how old were you?	N/A
PX061301_First_Sunlamp_Age_Exact
	PX061301040200	How old were you the first time you used a more sunlamp? show less	N/A
PX061301_First_Sunlamp_Age_Exact_Coded
	PX061301040201	How old were you the first time you used a more sunlamp? show less	N/A
PX061301_First_Tanning_Booth_Age_Estimate
	PX061301050300	About how old were you?	N/A
PX061301_First_Tanning_Booth_Age_Exact
	PX061301050200	How old were you the first time you used a more tanning booth? show less	N/A
PX061301_First_Tanning_Booth_Age_Exact_Coded
	PX061301050201	How old were you the first time you used a more tanning booth? show less	N/A
PX061301_Last_Skin_Rash_Age_Estimate
	PX061301030500	About how old were you?	N/A
PX061301_Last_Skin_Rash_Age_Exact
	PX061301030400	How old were you the last time you got a more skin rash from sun exposure? show less	N/A
PX061301_Last_Skin_Rash_Age_Exact_Coded
	PX061301030401	How old were you the last time you got a more skin rash from sun exposure? show less	N/A
PX061301_Last_Sunburn_Age_Estimate
	PX061301020500	About how old were you?	N/A
PX061301_Last_Sunburn_Age_Exact
	PX061301020400	How old were you the last time you got a more blistering sunburn? show less	N/A
PX061301_Last_Sunburn_Age_Exact_Coded
	PX061301020401	How old were you the last time you got a more blistering sunburn? show less	N/A
PX061301_Last_Sunlamp_Age_Estimate
	PX061301040500	About how old were you?	N/A
PX061301_Last_Sunlamp_Age_Exact
	PX061301040400	How old were you the last time you used a sunlamp?	N/A
PX061301_Last_Sunlamp_Age_Exact_Coded
	PX061301040401	How old were you the last time you used a sunlamp?	N/A
PX061301_Last_Tanning_Booth_Age_Estimate
	PX061301050500	About how old were you?	N/A
PX061301_Last_Tanning_Booth_Age_Exact
	PX061301050400	How old were you the last time you used a more tanning booth? show less	N/A
PX061301_Last_Tanning_Booth_Age_Exact_Coded
	PX061301050401	How old were you the last time you used a more tanning booth? show less	N/A
PX061301_Skin_Rash_Ever
	PX061301030100	Did you ever get a skin rash from sun exposure?	N/A
PX061301_Skin_Rash_Times_Estimate
	PX061301030700	About how many?	N/A
PX061301_Skin_Rash_Times_Exact
	PX061301030600	How many times you have gotten a skin rash more from sun exposure in your life? show less	N/A
PX061301_Skin_Rash_Times_Exact_Coded
	PX061301030601	How many times you have gotten a skin rash more from sun exposure in your life? show less	N/A
PX061301_Skin_Reaction
	PX061301010000	If you spent an hour in the mid-day sun for more the first time without sunscreen, which of these reactions best describes what would happen to your skin: show less	N/A
PX061301_Sunburn_Times_Estimate
	PX061301020700	About how many?	N/A
PX061301_Sunburn_Times_Exact
	PX061301020600	How many blistering sunburns have you gotten more in your life? show less	N/A
PX061301_Sunburn_Times_Exact_Coded
	PX061301020601	How many blistering sunburns have you gotten more in your life? show less	N/A
PX061301_Sunlamp_Times_Estimate
	PX061301040700	About how many?	N/A
PX061301_Sunlamp_Times_Exact
	PX061301040600	How many times have you used a sunlamp in more your life? show less	N/A
PX061301_Sunlamp_Times_Exact_Coded
	PX061301040601	How many times have you used a sunlamp in more your life? show less	N/A
PX061301_Tanning_Booth_Ever
	PX061301050100	Have you ever used a tanning booth?	N/A
PX061301_Tanning_Booth_Times_Estimate
	PX061301050700	About how many?	N/A
PX061301_Tanning_Booth_Times_Exact
	PX061301050600	How many times have you used a tanning booth more in your life? show less	N/A
PX061301_Tanning_Booth_Times_Exact_Coded
	PX061301050601	How many times have you used a tanning booth more in your life? show less	N/A
PX061301_Tan_Months_Last_Decade
	PX061301080400	In the past ten years, for how many months a more year did you usually have a tan? show less	N/A
PX061301_Tan_Months_Teens
	PX061301080100	When you were In your teens, for how many more months a year did you usually have a tan? show less	N/A
PX061301_Tan_Months_Thirties
	PX061301080300	When you were In your thirties, for how many more months a year did you usually have a tan? show less	N/A
PX061301_Tan_Months_Twenties
	PX061301080200	When you were In your twenties, for how many more months a year did you usually have a tan? show less	N/A
PX061301_Use_Sunlamp_Ever
	PX061301040100	Have you ever used a sunlamp?	N/A
PX061301_Weekday_Sun_Hours_Last_Decade
	PX061301060400	On a typical weekday in the summer, about more how many hours did you generally spend in the mid-day sun in the past ten years? show less	N/A
PX061301_Weekday_Sun_Hours_Teens
	PX061301060100	On a typical weekday in the summer, about more how many hours did you generally spend in the mid-day sun (when you were) In your teens? show less	N/A
PX061301_Weekday_Sun_Hours_Thirties
	PX061301060300	On a typical weekday in the summer, about more how many hours did you generally spend in the mid-day sun (when you were) In your thirties? show less	N/A
PX061301_Weekday_Sun_Hours_Twenties
	PX061301060200	On a typical weekday in the summer, about more how many hours did you generally spend in the mid-day sun (when you were) In your twenties? show less	N/A
PX061301_Weekend_Sun_Hours_Last_Decade
	PX061301070400	On a typical weekend day in the summer, more about how many hours did you generally spend in the mid-day sun in the past ten years? show less	N/A
PX061301_Weekend_Sun_Hours_Teens
	PX061301070100	On a typical weekend day in the summer, more about how many hours did you generally spend in the mid-day sun (when you were) In your teens? show less	N/A
PX061301_Weekend_Sun_Hours_Thirties
	PX061301070300	On a typical weekend day in the summer, more about how many hours did you generally spend in the mid-day sun (when you were) In your thirties? show less	N/A
PX061301_Weekend_Sun_Hours_Twenties
	PX061301070200	On a typical weekend day in the summer, more about how many hours did you generally spend in the mid-day sun (when you were) In your twenties? show less	N/A

Protocol - Ultraviolet Light Exposure

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Personnel and Training Required

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Mode of Administration

Lifestage

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Selection Rationale

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Standards

Derived Variables

Process and Review

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General References

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