在统一的热环境下了解老年人的局部热舒适度和生理反应
Yin Tang1, Hang Yu1, Xianzhun Zhong1
1School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Physiology & behavior
|January 30, 2025
概括
老年人身体各个部位都有不同的局部热舒适需求,与年轻人不同. 解决这些特定需求对于为老龄化人口设计舒适的室内环境至关重要.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 建筑科学 建筑科学
背景情况:
- 越来越多的老年人群需要改进的护理服务,热舒适是健康和福祉的关键方面.
- 现有的关于老年人热舒适度的研究主要关注整体感觉,忽视局部需求,妨碍精确的环境控制.
- 了解当地的热舒适度变化对于优化老龄化人口的热满意度至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查老年人身体不同部位的局部热舒适度和皮肤温度变化.
- 确定在各种环境条件下影响整体热感的关键身体区域.
- 为了比较老年人和年轻人之间的局部热反应.
主要方法:
- 参与者 (老年人) 经历了受控的环境条件 (凉爽和温暖).
- 在多个身体部位测量了局部热感和皮肤温度.
- 开发了权重因子和回归模型来分析局部热感知和皮肤温度关系.
主要成果:
- 在老年人身上,在身体各个部位观察到局部热感的显著变化.
- 在凉爽的条件下,背部和下半身被认为是最冷的;在温暖的条件下,背部,头部和胸部感觉更温暖.
- 与年轻人相比,老年人表现出局部热感和明显的皮肤温度模式的变化较少.
结论:
- 老年人身体各部位的局部热量需求有很大差异,受环境条件的影响.
- 在温暖的环境中,头部和背部对于热感至关重要,而在凉爽的环境中,背部,手臂和腿部是关键.
- 设计适合老年人的室内热环境需要考虑老年人的特定局部热舒适要求和生理反应.
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