2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Approach from physiological anthropology for preventing heat disorders in elderly people
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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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| 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 |
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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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[Remarks] 井上芳光:テレビ朝日「奇跡の地球物語(2013年8月18日放映)」で「熱中症体 温と汗の秘密」を監修出演したことをはじめ,テレビ・ラジオに2012～2013年度で7回出演し,高齢者はなぜ暑さに弱く,熱中症に罹患しやすいのか解説した
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[Remarks] 井上芳光:読売新聞に「高齢者が若者より高温多湿の熱中症に罹りやすい室内で生活している(2013年7月29日朝刊)」と本研究結果の一部が公表されたことをはじめ,新聞・雑誌に2012～2013年度で13回,年齢に応じた熱中症予防策などのコメントが掲載された
