Journal article
Investigating the long-term impact of a childhood sun-exposure intervention, with a focus on eye health: Protocol for the Kidskin-Young Adult Myopia Study
G Lingham, E Milne, D Cross, DR English, RS Johnston, RM Lucas, S Yazar, DA Mackey
BMJ Open | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2018
Abstract
Introduction Excessive and insufficient sun exposure during childhood have been linked to serious diseases in later life; for example, insufficient sun exposure during childhood may increase the risk of developing myopia. The Kidskin-Young Adult Myopia Study (K-YAMS) is a follow-up of participants in the Kidskin Study, a non-randomised controlled trial that evaluated the effect of a 4-year educational intervention on sun-protection behaviours among primary school children in the late 1990s. Children who received the Kidskin intervention had lower levels of sun exposure compared with peers in the control group after 2 and 4 years of the intervention, but this was not maintained 2years after t..
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Funding Acknowledgements
A pilot study of the K-YAMS was funded by a Perpetual Impact Philanthropy Grant (IPAP2015/0230). The K-YAMS study is funded by a competitive, peer-reviewed Project Grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council (1121979). GL receives financial support through an Australia Government Research Training Program Scholarship. SY is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council CJ Martin Early Career Fellowship. DC is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Research Fellowship GNT 1119339. RML is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Research Fellowship (# 1107343) and a Cancer Australia grant.