| Project/Area Number |
24657183
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Applied anthropology
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| Research Institution | Osaka International University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
UEDA Hiroyuki 大阪信愛女学院短期大学, 看護学科, 教授 (00203448)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
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| Keywords | 日常生活 / 滞在温湿度 / クーラー使用 / 行動性体温調節 / 高齢者 / 性差 / 年齢差 / 季節差 / 衣服内温湿度 / クーラー使用時間 / 季節変化 / 歩行量 / アセチルコリン誘発性発汗 / 皮膚温度感受性 |
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| Research Abstract |
In the thermal environment (ambient temperature and humidity, use of air conditioning etc.) of daily life in summer, age groups of 70 and 80 yrs old lived with higher indoor temperature and humidity than a group of 20 yrs old, but no sex differences were found in either group. The higher temperature and humidity of the indoor environment of the elderly may be due to shorter utilization time and/or higher temperature setting of air conditioning. Similar age-related differences in the temperature and humidity of indoor environment were also observed during July to September. In the elderly group of 70 yrs old, the thermal environment of daily life in summer may not be determined only by autonomic thermoregulatory ability. Based on these results, it is recommended that elderly people should use a thermometer to regularly check room temperature and maintain room temperature under 28 degree in summer to prevent heat disorders.
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