Solar UV measured under built-shade in public parks

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Suzanne Dobbinson, Cancer Council Victoria; David Buller, Klein Buendel Inc.; James Chamberlain, Cancer Council Victoria; Jody Simmons, La Trobe University; Mary Klein Buller, Klein Buendel Inc.

Version: View help for Version V1

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Stats results and variables info.zip	application/zip	4.1 MB	08/23/2022 06:49:PM

Project Citation:

Dobbinson, Suzanne, Buller, David, Chamberlain, James, Simmons, Jody, and Klein Buller, Mary. Solar UV measured under built-shade in public parks. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-08-24. https://doi.org/10.3886/E177661V1

Project Description

Summary:

This project contains the datasets and analysis files relevant to the article “Solar UV measured under built-shade in public parks: Findings from a randomized trial in Denver and Melbourne”. The article was accepted for publication in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (August 12, 2022).

Shade may provide important benefits for protecting the skin and eyes from solar ultraviolet radiation (UV). This study quantified UV levels under built-shade relative to unshaded passive recreation areas (PRAs) over summer months in two cities with comparable skin cancer rates; namely, Denver, Colorado, USA, 39.7392° N, 104.9903° W, and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 37.8136° S, 144.9631° E.

Funding Sources: United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Cancer Institute (CA140367)

Methodology

Response Rate: Not applicable. However, n=1 control park was excluded from the final datasets and analysis, following changes to the passive recreation area amenities during the course of the study.

Sampling: A total of n = 144 study passive recreation areas (PRAs) suitable for a shade construction were enrolled in three annual waves in each city prior to pretest. City and municipal parks staff provided listings of public parks in their area. These parks were assessed for study eligibility by review of park audits and consultations with City/municipal staff. Following pretest, the study parks were randomized to intervention or control in a 1:3 ratio following pretest. Please refer to the study's published papers for further details.

Data Source: A stratified randomized pretest–posttest controlled trial was conducted during 2010 to 2014. At pretest, using handheld UV meters n=1,144 UV measurements were carried out at the center and boundary (or periphery) of PRAs in a total sample of 144 public parks. Following pretest, shade was constructed at 36 PRAs and 108 PRAs remained unshaded. The UV measures were conducted at PRAs over two consecutive summers for three PRA recruitment waves in each city. Regression analyses modelled the pre-post change in UV levels (standard erythemal dose [SED] per 30 minutes) at PRAs; and environmental and design predictors.

Collection Mode(s): coded on-site observation; other

Scales:

UV Index

Standard Erythemal Dose

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