TY - GEN
T1 - Effects of the housing envelope and living behaviour on body temperature in the elderly
T2 - Healthy Buildings Europe 2017, HB 2017
AU - Kurabe, Toyohiro
AU - Hoshi, Tanji
AU - Hayashi, Yukie
AU - Ikaga, Toshiharu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - In Japan, 50 % of heatstroke patients transported to hospital by ambulance are elderly. Most cases of heatstroke in the elderly occur at home. Accordingly, this study aimed to determine the relationship between the indoor thermal environment and body temperature as a critical cause of heatstroke in the elderly. A field survey comprising actual measurements and a questionnaire survey was conducted in summer 2015. The night-time standard new effective temperature (SET*) was found to be higher in multi-unit houses than detached houses, and was higher on the top floor than middle and lowest floors. Furthermore, the sublingual temperature increased by 0.03 °C per 1.0 °C increase in night-time SET*. These results will help proposals aimed at reducing the risk of heat stroke in the elderly.
AB - In Japan, 50 % of heatstroke patients transported to hospital by ambulance are elderly. Most cases of heatstroke in the elderly occur at home. Accordingly, this study aimed to determine the relationship between the indoor thermal environment and body temperature as a critical cause of heatstroke in the elderly. A field survey comprising actual measurements and a questionnaire survey was conducted in summer 2015. The night-time standard new effective temperature (SET*) was found to be higher in multi-unit houses than detached houses, and was higher on the top floor than middle and lowest floors. Furthermore, the sublingual temperature increased by 0.03 °C per 1.0 °C increase in night-time SET*. These results will help proposals aimed at reducing the risk of heat stroke in the elderly.
KW - Air conditioning
KW - Heatstroke
KW - Indoor thermal environment
KW - Sublingual temperature
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85053895719
SN - 9788379472604
T3 - Healthy Buildings Europe 2017
BT - Healthy Buildings Europe 2017
PB - International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate
Y2 - 2 July 2017 through 5 July 2017
ER -