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Elderly People’s Perceptions of Heat Stress and Adaptation to Heat

An Interview Study

Bibliographic Data

ID15460616
AuthorsAnna Malmquist (0000-0002-9406-1976, Linköping University, corresponding author), Mattias Hjerpe (0000-0002-5500-3300, Linköping University), Erik Glaas (0000-0002-5126-3973, Linköping University), Hulda Karlsson (0000-0001-6890-3298, Linköping University), Tina Lassi (Linköping University)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue7
Pages3775-3775
Publication date2022-03-22
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19073775
PMID35409458
OpenAlexW4220836238
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited27

With heat becoming an increasing problem, it is important to adjust elderly care so that the most vulnerable elderly people can avoid excessive heat exposure

Adaptation (eye · Climate change · Extreme heat · Geography · Heat illness · Heat stress · Meteorology · Perception · Physics · Stress (linguistics · Applied Psychology · Building Energy and Comfort Optimization · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology · Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Gerontology

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Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
Highly citedNo

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