ReviewTemperature (Austin, Tex.)2022
Indicators to assess physiological heat strain - Part 1: Systematic review.
Review in Temperature (Austin, Tex.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis on heat thresholds for maternal health and birth outcomes.Nature communications · 2026Pooled it
- Practical Considerations for Using Personal Cooling Garments for Heat Stress Management in Physically Demanding Occupations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Using Realist Evaluation.American journal of industrial medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Associations of personal temperature exposure in the preceding days with vital signs, biochemical, and hydration parameters in cystic fibrosis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Identification and prioritization of physiological and perceptual indicators for heat stress assessment in Iranian labor-intensive industries using Fuzzy Delphi and Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process methods.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Validation and enhancement of two predictive models evaluating physiological strain during physical work while wearing personal protective equipment.Industrial health · 2026Article
- Leveraging wearables to safeguard workers in a hotter climate.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Validation of heat strain risk assessment (HSRA) indices compared to wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) and predicted heat strain (PHS) indices.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Sometimes missing the heat: the risk of underestimating extreme heat days with daily maximum heat index approximation.International journal of biometeorology · 2025Article
- The development of an adaptive heat stress compensability classification applied to the United States.International journal of biometeorology · 2025Article
- Impact of heat stress and protective clothing on healthcare workers: health, performance, and well-being in hospital settings.Annals of work exposures and health · 2025Article
- Development of the outdoor personal thermal index (OPTI) for evaluating heat strain risk using personal, observational, geographical, and meteorological data.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Development of the equivalent air temperature index (EATI) among male workers under hot and dry and hot and humid climatic conditions.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Study protocol for an observational panel study of heat strain in the general adult population in Basse Santa Su, The Gambia.PloS one · 2025Observational
- Heat impacts on child mortality differ across seasons and countries:Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2025Article
- Heat index and humidex, but not other measures, identify heat stress compensability during moderate cycling.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2025Article
- Sex differences in thermophysiological responses of elderly to low-intensity exercise during uncompensable heat strain.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Article
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- Migrants from Low-Income Countries have Higher Heat-Health Risk Profiles Compared to Native Workers in Agriculture.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2023Observational
- Commonly used indices disagree about the effect of moisture on heat stress.NPJ climate and atmospheric science · 2023Article
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15 authors.
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Abstract
In a series of three companion papers published in this Journal, we identify and validate the available thermal stress indicators (TSIs). In this first paper of the series, we conducted a systematic review (registration: INPLASY202090088) to identify all TSIs and provide reliable information regarding their use (funded by EU Horizon 2020; HEAT-SHIELD). Eight databases (PubMed, Agricultural and Environmental Science Collection, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, Russian Science Citation Index, MEDLINE, and Google Scholar) were searched from database inception to 15 April 2020. No restrictions on language or study design were applied. Of the 879 publications identified, 232 records were considered for further analysis. This search identified 340 instruments and indicators developed between 200 BC and 2019 AD. Of these, 153 are nomograms, instruments, and/or require detailed non-meteorological information, while 187 can be mathematically calculated utilizing only meteorological data. Of these meteorology-based TSIs, 127 were developed for people who are physically active, and 61 of those are eligible for use in occupational settings. Information regarding the equation, operating range, interpretation categories, required input data, as well as a free software to calculate all 187 meteorology-based TSIs is provided. The information presented in this systematic review should be adopted by those interested in performing on-site monitoring and/or big data analytics for climate services to ensure appropriate use of the meteorology-based TSIs. Studies two and three in this series of companion papers present guidance on the application and validation of these TSIs, to guide end users of these indicators for more effective use.
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