Experimental study of the negative effects of raised bedroom temperature and reduced ventilation on the sleep quality of elderly subjects

• Published in: Indoor air Vol. 32; no. 11; pp. e13159 - n/a
• Main Authors: Yan, Yan, Zhang, Haodong, Kang, Mengyuan, Lan, Li, Wang, Zhentao, Lin, Yanbin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.2022
• Subjects: Aged; Air Pollution, Indoor; Air temperature; Bedrooms; Blood pressure; EEG; EKG; elderly; Electrocardiography; Electromyography; Humans; Mechanical properties; Mechanical ventilation; Older people; Oxygen content; Pollutants; raised temperature; REM sleep; Respiration; Saliva; Skin temperature; Sleep; Sleep - physiology; Sleep Quality; sleeping conditions; Sympathetic nervous system; Temperature; Thermal environments; Ventilation; Wrist; sleeping conditions; raised temperature; elderly; sleep quality; ventilation

This study investigated the effects of air temperature and ventilation on the sleep quality of elderly subjects and elucidated the mechanisms involved. Sixteen subjects aged over 65 years old were exposed to four conditions in a 2 × 2 design: air temperatures of 27°C and 30°C (with a ceiling fan in...