Effect of a Brief Heat Exposure on Blood Pressure and Physical Performance of Older Women Living in the Community—A Pilot-Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15499513 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anja Stotz (Robert Bosch Hospital), Kilian Rapp (0000-0003-1625-2571, Robert Bosch Hospital), Juha Oksa (0000-0001-5860-0859, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health), Dawn A Skelton (0000-0001-6223-9840, Glasgow Caledonian University), Nina Beyer (0000-0001-5180-260X, University of Copenhagen), Jochen Klenk (0000-0002-5987-447X, Universität Ulm), Clemens Becker (0000-0003-1624-8353, Robert Bosch Hospital), Ulrich Lindemann (Robert Bosch Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 12623-12631 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph111212623 |
| PMID | 25489997 |
| PMCID | PMC4276636 |
| OpenAlex | W2050160473 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 24 |
Global climate change is affecting health and mortality, particularly in vulnerable populations. High ambient temperatures decrease blood pressure (BP) in young and middle aged adults and may lead to orthostatic hypotension, increasing the risk of falls in older adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a test protocol to investigate BP response and aerobic capacity of older adults in a hot indoor environment. BP response and aerobic capacity were assessed in 26 community-dwelling older women (median age 75.5 years) at a room temperature of either 20 °C or 30 °C. The protocol was well tolerated by all participants. In the 30 °C condition systolic and diastolic BP (median difference 10 and 8 mmHg, respectively) and distance walked in 6 min (median difference 29.3 m) were lower than in the 20 °C condition (all p < 0.01). Systolic BP decreased after standing up from a lying position in the 30 °C (17.4 mmHg) and 20 °C (14.2 mmHg) condition (both p < 0.001). In conclusion, the protocol is feasible in this cohort and should be repeated in older adults with poor physical performance and impaired cardio-vascular response mechanisms. Furthermore, aerobic capacity was reduced after exposure to hot environmental temperatures, which should be considered when recommending exercise to older people during the summer months
Aerobic capacity · Aerobic exercise · Blood pressure · Cohort · Orthostatic vital signs · Physical therapy · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Medicine · Spaceflight effects on biology · Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 0,44 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |