2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Meteorological factors associated with exacerbation of the disease and reduced quality of life in patients with respiratory disease
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22592559
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Community health/Gerontological nurisng
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| Research Institution | Osaka Prefecture University |
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Principal Investigator |
KAIDO Takero 大阪府立大学, 看護学部, 大阪府立大学・看護学部・ (20152580)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SUZUKI Yukiko 和歌山県立医科大学, 保健看護学部, 教授 (60285319)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
HONDA Yasushi 筑波大学, 大学院・人間総合科学研究科, 教授 (20165616)
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| Research Collaborator |
前倉 亮治 国立病院機構, 刀根山病院, 副院長
平賀 通 国立病院機構, 刀根山病院呼吸器内科, 部長
渡津 千代子 国立病院機構, 刀根山病院看護部, 部長
本城 綾子 国立病院機構, 刀根山病院看護部, 慢性疾患看護専門看護師
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 気象要因 / 呼吸器疾患 / 疾患増悪 |
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| Research Abstract |
Our findings, in summer, were as follows: Firstly, daily minimum temperature (or daily average temperature) on previous day were associated with high wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT values of 28 degrees C or higher, i.e., level of extreme caution for heatstroke, proposed by Japanese Society of Biometeorology) during nighttime (from 0:00 to 6:00). Secondly, minimum WBGT values during nighttime were associated with an increased risk of having dyspnea in patients receiving long term oxygen therapy. Finally, case-crossover design showed no statistically significant association between COPD exacerbation and meteorological factors, because we had a small number of hospitalizations of study subjects for the exacerbation.
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