Population at high-risk of indoor heatstroke: the usage of cooling appliances among urban elderlies in Japan
Population at high-risk of indoor heatstroke: the usage of cooling appliances among urban elderlies in Japan
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DOI：
10.1007/s12199-012-0313-7
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发表时间：
2013-05-01
影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Honda, Yasushi
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作者：
Kondo, Masahide;Ono, Masaji;Honda, Yasushi
在日本，由于夏季热浪引起的中暑是气候变化对健康的众所周知的影响之一。老年人在室内中暑的风险特别高，预后不良。本研究以2011年冬季北京市8个城区的老年人为研究对象，通过网络调查的方法，对老年人室内中暑的高危人群进行了研究。从一家研究公司的小组成员中选择了65岁及以上的家庭作为样本，并询问了家庭中年龄最大的成员关于他/她使用制冷设备的情况。室内中暑高风险人群定义为居住在没有制冷设备的房间内，或不使用安装的制冷设备，或仅在室温高于28 A摄氏度时才打开制冷设备的老年人。15.4和19.1%的日本城市地区老年人被确定为在活动时间和睡眠时间处于室内中暑的高风险，根据本研究对室内中暑高危人群的定义，这些数字是不可忽略的，因为中暑的后果是严重的，但其风险可以通过适当使用制冷设备来消除。需要采取预防性干预措施来保护中暑高危老年人。
Heatstroke due to a heat wave during the summer is one of the commonly known health impacts of climate change in Japan. The elderly are particularly at high-risk of developing indoor heatstroke with poor prognosis. This study aims to describe the population among elderlies at high-risk of indoor heatstroke by focusing on the usage of cooling appliances.We conducted a web-based household survey in eight urban areas during the winter season of 2011. Households with a person aged 65 and over were selected as samples from panel members of a research firm, and the oldest member of the household was queried about his/her usage of cooling appliances. The population at high-risk of indoor heatstroke is defined as the elderly staying in a room without cooling appliances, or not using the installed cooling appliances, or turning the cooling appliances on only when the room temperature is above 28 A degrees C.15.4 and 19.1 % of the elderlies living in urban areas of Japan are identified as at high-risk of indoor heatstroke during activity time and sleeping time, respectively, according to the definition of high-risk of indoor heatstroke in this study.These figures are not negligible since the consequences of heatstroke are grave, but its risk can be eliminated by an appropriate usage of cooling appliances. The preventive interventions are needed to protect the elderlies at high-risk of heatstroke.