Age-related differences in cutaneous warm sensation thresholds of human males in thermoneutral and cool environments

Tochihara, Yutaka; Kumamoto, Teruyuki; Lee, Joo Young; Hashiguchi, Nobuko

doi:10.1016/j.jtherbio.2010.11.007

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“…Furthermore, research has shown that the sensitivity of the skin to such stimuli declines with ageing [7,8,9,10,11]. From the present study there is clear evidence that thermal sensitivity declines with ageing to both a cold Whilst the present study supports previous research, it also adds to our current knowledge about the decline in thermal sensitivity with ageing and how it differs between the two sexes.…”

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“…Skin temperature is known to vary across the body and differ between males and females [25] but remain unchanged with age [7,26]. The current study utilised a heat flux technique, which reduces the influence of varying skin temperature on thermal sensitivity [27,28,29].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Impaired cutaneous vascular function and delays in the sweating and shivering thresholds have been reported in age comparison studies [2,3,4,5,6]. Likewise, reduced thermal sensations in older adults have been reported, alongside a number of other tactile responses (touch, pressure and noxious thermal sensitivity) [7,8,9,10,11]. With an increasing ageing population and increased reports of climate change, understanding the age related changes in our ability to thermoregulate is vitally important.…”

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“…Tochihara et al [7] reported age related decrements in warm threshold detection at the hand, foot and shin but not at the chest, abdomen, upper arm, forearm or thigh. This non-uniform decline may have contributed to the lack of clarity over thermal sensitivity especially when studies investigated a limited number of locations.…”

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Sex differences in age-related changes on peripheral warm and cold innocuous thermal sensitivity

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“…Similarly, the elderly did not complain of hot water during bathing as much as the young did. Tochihara et al (2011) reported that cutaneous warm thresholds for the elderly were significantly higher than the young at 28 and 22°C. The elderly need greater heat to detect the sensation of warmth.…”

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Effects of Room Temperature on Physiological and Subjective Responses to Bathing in the Elderly

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of room temperature on physiological and subjective responses to bathing in the elderly and the young. Dressing room temperatures were 10, 15, 20 and 25 °C (50%RH). Eight healthy young and eight elderly males stayed in the dressing room for 5 minutes, and bathed to a water temperature of 40°C for 8 minutes. After bathing, the subjects were exposed to the dressing room for 10 minutes. Systolic blood pressure (SBP), skin temperatures and thermal sensation were measured before, during and after bathing.In the dressing room, mean skin temperatures of the elderly at 10 and 15 °C were significantly higher than the young, and the elderly did not complain of the cold in the dressing room or of the hot water as much as the young did. SBPs of the elderly at 10, 15 and 20°C showed significantly greater increase before and after bathing. On the other hand, there were small increases in SBPs for the young only at 10 and 15°C. The decreases in SBP of the elderly during bathing were significantly greater than those in the young, especially in a colder dressing room. These physiological and subjective responses during winter bathing put the elderly at high risk of serious complications which lead to drowning in bathrooms. It is recommended that minimum bathroom and dressing room temperatures be higher for the elderly than the young, and between 20 and 25°C.Keywords: bathing, blood pressure, thermal comfort, elderly, heating system IntroductionThere were 14,249 accidental home deaths in Japan in 2010, of which 80.2% were among people over 65 years old. The most common reason for death was drowning (4,340), and of these 89.0% involved the elderly (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 2010). Moreover, 92.4% of such deaths in Japan occurred in private bathrooms. Previously, most deaths by drowning occurred during the summer in swimming pools, rivers and the sea. Recently, however, the number of deaths by drowning in bathtubs has increased, with a remarkable rise in deaths among the elderly. In 2010,

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Considerations for Thermal Injury: The Elderly as a Sensitive Population

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2015

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Age-related differences in cutaneous warm sensation thresholds of human males in thermoneutral and cool environments

Cited by 40 publications

References 24 publications

Sex differences in age-related changes on peripheral warm and cold innocuous thermal sensitivity

Sex differences in age-related changes on peripheral warm and cold innocuous thermal sensitivity

Effects of Room Temperature on Physiological and Subjective Responses to Bathing in the Elderly

Considerations for Thermal Injury: The Elderly as a Sensitive Population

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