2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of a Human Physiology Model to Reduce Damage from Heatstroke in Bathing Environment
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22656125
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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 |
Architectural environment/equipment
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| Research Institution | Keio University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HORI Shingo 慶應義塾大学, 医学部, 教授 (80129650)
SUZUKI Masaru 慶應義塾大学, 医学部, 助教 (70265916)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 入浴環境 / 熱中症 / 体温予測モデル / 被験者実験 / アンケート調査 / 住宅仕様 / 入浴方法 |
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| Research Abstract |
A predicting model of senior's body temperature during bathing was developed by conducting the subject experiment. It was demonstrated that the model is able to reproduce the experimental value with high accuracy and is of practical use to simulate actual conditions. The relationship between body temperature and a risk of heat stroke was quantified based on results of an online questionnaire survey and actual data of bathing accident. In this study, each relationship of "housing characteristics", "bathing habits", "body temperature" and "risk of heat stroke" was understood quantitatively, and the risk of heat stroke of seniors during bathing was evaluated in the case of improving housing characteristics.
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