Abstract
A cold indoor thermal environment in houses where older people live is one of the factors in their required nursing care level. Participants were 126 community-dwelling elderly using rehabilitation facilities in Japan. Participants were divided into a cold group and a warm group according to perceived indoor temperature. Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted by using change in care level as an objective variable. Participants in the warm group had a lower probability of requiring a higher care level than those in the cold group (Odds Ratio = 2.84; p=0.02; 95% CI, 1.16-6.98).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 197-204 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Environmental Engineering (Japan) |
Volume | 85 |
Issue number | 769 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Care prevention
- Elderly
- Indoor temperature
- Indoor thermal environment
- Multivariate analysis
- Retrospective study
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Engineering