Development of the outdoor personal thermal index (OPTI) for evaluating heat strain risk using personal, observational, geographical, and meteorological data - Ordudari, Zahra; Yazdanirad, Saeid; Dehghan, Habibollah; Azhdari, Mohammadreza (BMC public health, 2025)
Keywords: Accuracy; Adult; Age; Body mass index; Body temperature; Consent; Environmental aspects; Environmental conditions; Geographical data; Health aspects; Heart beat; Heart rate; Heart Rate - physiology; Heat; Heat stress; Heat stress disorders; Heat Stress Disorders - diagnosis; Heat stress index; Heat tolerance; Hot Temperature - adverse effects; Humans; Humidity; Insulation; Male; Metabolic rate; Metabolism; Meteorological Concepts; Meteorological data; Middle Aged; Observational data; Occupational health and safety; Outdoors; Parameters; Personal factors; Physical fitness; Physiological aspects; Physiological responses; Physiology; Prevention; Regression analysis; Relative humidity; Risk Assessment - methods; Risk factors; Thermal risk; Thermal strain; Weather; Work environment; Workers; Taiwan; Iran; Observational data; Personal factors; Heat stress index; Meteorological data; AMOS model; Geographical data; Outdoor workplace; Thermal risk