New smartphone app Can Improve Sun Protection

Of the 96 participants assigned to use the mobile app, 74 individuals (77 percent) used it. The authors found that participants in the group that received the app used wide-brimmed hats more at the seven-week follow-up than control participants who did not receive the app (23.8 percent vs. 17.4 percent).

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