ArticleZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2018
Social participation and heat-related behavior in older adults during heat waves and on other days.
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- Association of Indoor Temperature Level and Mental Health Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Systematic Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2025Pooled it
- Community-dwelling older persons' level of functional ability and heat-related vulnerability: results from the Heat-Health Action Plan study in Cologne, Germany.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Cumulative heat exposure and mental health in older Chinese adults with social isolation mediation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association Between Self-Reported Protective Behavior and Heat-Associated Health Complaints Among Patients With Chronic Diseases in Primary Care: Results of the CLIMATE Pilot Cohort Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Observational
- [Sustainable age(ing) in the context of climate change: state of research and conceptional considerations].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2024Review
- Heat Exposure, Heat-Related Symptoms and Coping Strategies among Elderly Residents of Urban Slums and Rural Vilages in West Bengal, India.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Heat Perception and Coping Strategies: A Structured Interview-Based Study of Elderly People in Cologne, Germany.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Heat Stress in Indoor Environments of Scandinavian Urban Areas: A Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundHigh indoor temperatures require behavioral adaptation, especially among vulnerable older adults. There are uncertainties as to the degree to which people adapt to these challenging conditions.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to describe the degree of adaptation of social participation and other heat-related behavior with respect to higher indoor temperatures.
methodsIn this study 81 residents from 10 sheltered living facilities (84% women, mean age 80.9 years) were visited every 4 weeks from May to October 2015 and additionally during 2 heat waves in July and August 2015. The indoor temperature, drinking and clothing and social participation were documented. Baseline documentation of gait speed and residential area were used to create subgroups of people with high or low gait speed and with facility location in a garden city/suburb or city/city center.
resultsSocial participation and clothing decreased with -4.53 in the World Health Organization participation score units (95% confidence interval CI -5.32; -3.74) and -0.41 for clothing units (95% CI -0.46; -0.37) and volume of drinking increased (0.65 l/day; 95% CI 0.52; 0.77) per increase of indoor temperature by 10 °C. The negative association between indoor temperature and social life participation was stronger if functional capacity was low or if the facility was located in the city/city center. Not all older adults displayed temperature-related adaptive behavior.
conclusionFor older adults the negative association between indoor temperature and social life participation was stronger in the city/city center or if their functional capacity was low. Frequent personal contact and motivation of those who are frail might be helpful to support their adaptive behavior of drinking and clothing during heat stress.
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