@article{c59a15c6a5eb4ee78ed213fc6757a40f,
title = "Pregnant women's awareness of sensitivity to cold (hiesho) and body temperature observational study: A comparison of Japanese and Brazilian women",
abstract = "Background: Sensitivity to cold (hiesho) is a serious health problem in Japan, yet it is minimally understood within Western cultures. The purpose of this study was to clarify the divergence between pregnant Japanese woman living in Japan and pregnant Brazilian women living in Brazil in awareness of hiesho and differences between core body and peripheral temperatures. Methods. The subjects of this study were 230 pregnant Japanese women living in Japan and 200 pregnant Brazilian women living in Brazil. Data was collected in June/July and November 2005 in Japan and from October 2007 to February 2008 in Brazil. The survey methods consisted of measurement of deep body temperatures and questionnaires. Results: 67.0% of Japanese women and 57.0% of Brazilian women were aware of hiesho, which showed a significant difference between the Japanese and Brazilian women (p = 0.034). The difference between forehead and sole temperatures was 2.0°C among Japanese and 2.8°C among Brazilians in June-July (p = 0.01). But in November the difference between those temperatures was 5.2°C among Japanese and 2.8°C among Brazilians (p < 0.001). Conclusions: There are differences between Japanese and Brazilians both in awareness of hiesho and in body temperatures.",
author = "Sachiyo Nakamura and Ichisato, {Sueli Mt} and Shigeko Horiuchi and Taeko Mori and Masako Momoi",
note = "Funding Information: Heartfelt thanks are offered to the subjects who participated in this study and to the staff who were sympathetic to our research and provided us with a venue to collect data. We also wish to thank Professor Haruo Yanai, of St. Luke{\textquoteright}s College of Nursing, our advisor for this research paper. This research project was carried out under the rules of an international agreement with Brazil (Parana State official gazette registration no. 7664; the National Ethics Council registration no. Registro CONEP 14454). This research was conducted as part of a study under the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Basic Research (C), project no. 19592538) from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Part of data in this paper was published in “Nakamura S. (2008) Skin temperature characteristics of pregnant women with hiesho, and their connection to daily life. Journal of Japan Academy of Nursing Science, 28, 3-11.” and “Nakamura S, Horiuchi S, Mori T et al.: Sensitivity To Cold Among Pregnant Women - An Analysis Of Brazilian Women -. The Japan Academy of Midwifery 2010. 24(2):205-214.” 1Keio University,4411 Endo, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8330, Japan. 2Nursing Department, State University of Maringa, Av. Colombo, 5790 Bloco 1, Sala 15, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. 3St. Luke{\textquoteright}s College of Nursing and St.Luke{\textquoteright}s Birth Clinic, 10-1, Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0044, Japan. 4Mori Birth Center, 4-13-3, Mikageishi-machi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-0045, Japan. 5St. Mary{\textquoteright}s College, 422, Tsubukuhonmachi, Kurume 830-8558, Japan.",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.1186/1756-0500-4-278",
language = "English",
volume = "4",
journal = "BMC Research Notes",
issn = "1756-0500",
publisher = "BioMed Central",
}