The Influence of Thermal Comfort on the Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents
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Resumo: | Thermal comfort (TC) parameters were measured in 130 rooms from nursing homes (NH), following ISO 7730:2005 in order to evaluate the influence of winter season TC indices on quality of life (QoL) in older individuals. Mean radiant temperature (mrT), predicted mean vote (PMV) and predicted percent of dissatisfied people (PPD) indices, and the respective measurement uncertainties were calculated using Monte Carlo Method. The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was conducted from September 2012 to April 2013, during the winter season TC sampling campaign. Winter PMV and PPD indices showed significant differences between seasons in median values for comfort. There were also significant differences between seasons for air temperature, air velocity, mrT, and relative humidity. The winter PMV index displayed a "slightly cool" [≤-1] to "cool" [≤-2] in thermal sensation scale [-3 to 3]. PPD index reflected this discomfort as evidenced by a high rate of predicted dissatisfied occupants (64%). The influence of winter season TC on older individual QoL results demonstrated that values of PMV above -0.7 had higher mean score of QoL (coefficient estimate: 11.13 units) compared with values of PMV below -0.7. These findings are of relevance to public health and may be useful for understanding NH indoor environment variables thus implementing preventive policies in terms of standards and guidelines for these susceptible populations. |
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The Influence of Thermal Comfort on the Quality of Life of Nursing Home ResidentsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleQuality ControlSeasonsSurveys and QuestionnairesNursing HomesQuality of LifeTemperatureHDE ALERHDE CINVThermal comfort (TC) parameters were measured in 130 rooms from nursing homes (NH), following ISO 7730:2005 in order to evaluate the influence of winter season TC indices on quality of life (QoL) in older individuals. Mean radiant temperature (mrT), predicted mean vote (PMV) and predicted percent of dissatisfied people (PPD) indices, and the respective measurement uncertainties were calculated using Monte Carlo Method. The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was conducted from September 2012 to April 2013, during the winter season TC sampling campaign. Winter PMV and PPD indices showed significant differences between seasons in median values for comfort. There were also significant differences between seasons for air temperature, air velocity, mrT, and relative humidity. The winter PMV index displayed a "slightly cool" [≤-1] to "cool" [≤-2] in thermal sensation scale [-3 to 3]. PPD index reflected this discomfort as evidenced by a high rate of predicted dissatisfied occupants (64%). The influence of winter season TC on older individual QoL results demonstrated that values of PMV above -0.7 had higher mean score of QoL (coefficient estimate: 11.13 units) compared with values of PMV below -0.7. These findings are of relevance to public health and may be useful for understanding NH indoor environment variables thus implementing preventive policies in terms of standards and guidelines for these susceptible populations.Taylor & FrancisRepositório do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, EPEMendes, APapoila, ALCarreiro-Martins, PAguiar, LBonassi, SCaires, IPalmeiro, TRibeiro, ASNeves, PPereira, CBotelho, ANeuparth, NTeixeira, JP2018-05-10T11:55:24Z20172017-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/2972engJ Toxicol Environ Health A. 2017;80(13-15):729-73910.1080/15287394.2017.1286929info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-10T09:40:34Zoai:repositorio.chlc.min-saude.pt:10400.17/2972Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:20:17.370733Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The Influence of Thermal Comfort on the Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents |
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The Influence of Thermal Comfort on the Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents |
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The Influence of Thermal Comfort on the Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents Mendes, A Aged Aged, 80 and over Female Humans Male Quality Control Seasons Surveys and Questionnaires Nursing Homes Quality of Life Temperature HDE ALER HDE CINV |
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The Influence of Thermal Comfort on the Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents |
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The Influence of Thermal Comfort on the Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents |
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The Influence of Thermal Comfort on the Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents |
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The Influence of Thermal Comfort on the Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents |
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The Influence of Thermal Comfort on the Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents |
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Mendes, A |
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Mendes, A Papoila, AL Carreiro-Martins, P Aguiar, L Bonassi, S Caires, I Palmeiro, T Ribeiro, AS Neves, P Pereira, C Botelho, A Neuparth, N Teixeira, JP |
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author |
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Papoila, AL Carreiro-Martins, P Aguiar, L Bonassi, S Caires, I Palmeiro, T Ribeiro, AS Neves, P Pereira, C Botelho, A Neuparth, N Teixeira, JP |
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Repositório do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, EPE |
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Mendes, A Papoila, AL Carreiro-Martins, P Aguiar, L Bonassi, S Caires, I Palmeiro, T Ribeiro, AS Neves, P Pereira, C Botelho, A Neuparth, N Teixeira, JP |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Female Humans Male Quality Control Seasons Surveys and Questionnaires Nursing Homes Quality of Life Temperature HDE ALER HDE CINV |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Female Humans Male Quality Control Seasons Surveys and Questionnaires Nursing Homes Quality of Life Temperature HDE ALER HDE CINV |
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Thermal comfort (TC) parameters were measured in 130 rooms from nursing homes (NH), following ISO 7730:2005 in order to evaluate the influence of winter season TC indices on quality of life (QoL) in older individuals. Mean radiant temperature (mrT), predicted mean vote (PMV) and predicted percent of dissatisfied people (PPD) indices, and the respective measurement uncertainties were calculated using Monte Carlo Method. The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was conducted from September 2012 to April 2013, during the winter season TC sampling campaign. Winter PMV and PPD indices showed significant differences between seasons in median values for comfort. There were also significant differences between seasons for air temperature, air velocity, mrT, and relative humidity. The winter PMV index displayed a "slightly cool" [≤-1] to "cool" [≤-2] in thermal sensation scale [-3 to 3]. PPD index reflected this discomfort as evidenced by a high rate of predicted dissatisfied occupants (64%). The influence of winter season TC on older individual QoL results demonstrated that values of PMV above -0.7 had higher mean score of QoL (coefficient estimate: 11.13 units) compared with values of PMV below -0.7. These findings are of relevance to public health and may be useful for understanding NH indoor environment variables thus implementing preventive policies in terms of standards and guidelines for these susceptible populations. |
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J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2017;80(13-15):729-739 10.1080/15287394.2017.1286929 |
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