Weather-related subjective well-being in patients with coronary artery disease

Martinaitienė, Dalia; Raškauskienė, Nijolė

doi:10.1007/s00484-020-01942-9

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“…Understanding the nature of the environmental impact on the human body could aid in the preventive treatment of a broad spectrum of health disorders [ 20 ]. Despite significant advancements in prevention and control, CVDs continue to be a leading cause of health problems and deaths worldwide [ 21 ], including Lithuania [ 22 ]. CVD treatment requires a comprehensive approach owing to its significant effects on healthcare services.…”

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A randomised controlled trial assessing the effects of weather sensitivity profile and walking in nature on the psychophysiological response to stress in individuals with coronary artery disease. A study protocol

Martinaitienė,

Sampaio,

Demetrovics

et al. 2024

BMC Psychol

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Background The following protocol pertains to a pioneer study, aiming to investigate how weather sensitivity and walking in different environments affects the psychophysiological responses to the stress of individuals with coronary artery disease (CAD) during rehabilitation (WE_SENSE_THE_NATURE). This randomised control trial will provide fresh insight on the influence of the environmental exposure in CAD patients, as it is seldom investigated in association to the disease. Additionally, findings on the link between personality traits and cognitive functions (especially cognitive flexibility), and weather sensitivity may help reveal a fine-grained perspective on the treatment possibilities for individuals with CAD at risk to stress-vulnerability. Methods The proposed protocol is for a randomised control trial among individuals attending a cardiac rehabilitation program. We aim to recruit 164 individuals, collecting information related to demographic characteristics, weather sensitivity, functional capacity, personality traits, subjective mental health status, cognitive function, and basal cortisol level of participating individuals. Basal cortisol level refers to cortisol concentration in saliva and will be tested in the morning and the afternoon prior to the day of the experiment. After baseline measurements, the patients will be randomly assigned to either walking outdoors or walking indoors. All measures and their sequential order will remain the same within each group, while the treatment condition (i.e., walking environment) will vary between groups. On the day of the experiment, hemodynamic parameters (assessed via 6-hour blood pressure measurements), stress level (consisting of assessments of cortisol level), and mood (assessed using visual analogues scale) will be registered. Cold stress test will be administered to evaluate the effect of walking in different environments. Discussion The outcomes of this study may have direct clinical applications for the use of different types of exercise environments in cardiac rehabilitation programs. Awareness about the potential influence of weather sensitivity on the psychophysiological reactions to stress in individuals with CAD may contribute to a timely planning and implementation of actions leading to improved medical care services and preventive measures, especially considering the expected weather oscillations and extreme weather events due to unfolding of the climate change. Trial registration This protocol has been retrospectively registered in ClinicalTrials.gov with identifier code: NCT06139705 on November 20, 2023.

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“…The term “weather sensitivity” is used to define the impairment of well-being and/or incidence of symptoms or exacerbations of diseases in response to weather changes [ 21 ]. According to the results of our earlier study, almost 50% of individuals with CAD described themselves as being WS [ 22 ].…”

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A randomised controlled trial assessing the effects of weather sensitivity profile and walking in nature on the psychophysiological response to stress in individuals with coronary artery disease. A study protocol

Martinaitienė,

Sampaio,

Demetrovics

et al. 2024

BMC Psychol

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“…When considering the impact of climate on human health, it is relevant to examine the consequences of exposure to non-optimal temperatures [7,8,[29][30][31], relative humidity [7], atmospheric pressure [27], increased heliomagnetic activity [32] and to a lesser extent other meteorological and space factors [26], whose excessive impacts are associated with increased levels of both overall mortality and mortality/disease from certain causes [6,33] or disease classes [26,34,35].…”

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Meteorological Parameters and Hypertensive Crisis Risk: a Longitudinal Study for Prediction Model Developing

Fesyun,

Yurova,

Grishechkina

et al. 2024

Bulletin of Rehabilitation Medicine

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INTRODUCTION. Integrating climatotherapy into health resort therapy for arterial hypertension in diverse landscapes has the potential to yield positive effects, if used in target groups and preventing the occurrence of meteopathic reactions, including a hypertensive crisis (HC). While the impact of natural healing factors on the human body has been previously studied, the utilization of modern mathematical approaches in developing HC models has enabled accurate predictions and timely prevention of HC during adverse weather periods. AIM. To analyze publicly available meteorological data time series to construct a mathematical model for predicting high-risk situations of HC based on the influence of climatic factors on patients with arterial hypertension. This model would identify unfavorable periods for hypertensive patients staying in health resorts throughout the year, allowing for timely therapeutic and preventive measures to prevent HC during these periods. MATERIALS AND METHODS. The study was conducted over a 22-month period, from January 1, 2019 to October 31, 2020, in Gelendzhik and Novorossiysk, renowned resort destinations located on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus. These regions have a dry and subtropical climate. Meteorological data were obtained from Gelendzhik and Novorossiysk weather stations, and ambulance calls data were collected from Gelendzhik (12,268 calls) and Novorossiysk (12,226 calls), resulting in a total of 24,494 ambulance calls. The model was calculated using the maximum likelihood method through nonlinear logit regression. Key factors for the model included the main indicators of climate1 and geomagnetic conditions2. The logistic regression method exhibited a sensitivity of 56.0 % and a specificity of 77.3 %, with an overall accuracy of 76.0 %. RESULTS. According to the developed predictive model, the winter season has no more than 75.0 % of days associated with a low risk of hypertension, decreasing to 59.0 % in spring. However, the proportion increases to 89.0 % in summer and reaches 77.0 % in autumn. Model adequacy checks indicated a high degree of relevance, with Q (model quality) ranging between +0.64 and –0.117, and p 0.3. CONCLUSION. The developed logistic regression models provide more accurate calculations of individual risks for developing complications of hypertension and offer the opportunity to formulate individual strategies for patients. These models contribute to the field of climatotherapy and enhance the understanding of the impact of climatic factors on hypertensive patients, facilitating targeted interventions and improved management of hypertensive crises.

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Biometeorology research in Europe

Gosling

Słowińska

2021

Int J Biometeorol

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Following the 1st European Biometeorologist Regional Meeting of the International Society of Biometeorology (ISB), which was jointly held with the conference "UTCI -Assessment Measure in Human Bioclimatology -10 years of application" on 23-24 May 2019 in Warsaw, Poland, it is with great pleasure that we present a Special Issue of eight articles that build upon research presented at the meeting.The articles demonstrate the range of biometeorology topics studied by researchers in Europe, including thermal stress (

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Weather-related subjective well-being in patients with coronary artery disease

Cited by 10 publications

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A randomised controlled trial assessing the effects of weather sensitivity profile and walking in nature on the psychophysiological response to stress in individuals with coronary artery disease. A study protocol

A randomised controlled trial assessing the effects of weather sensitivity profile and walking in nature on the psychophysiological response to stress in individuals with coronary artery disease. A study protocol

Meteorological Parameters and Hypertensive Crisis Risk: a Longitudinal Study for Prediction Model Developing

Biometeorology research in Europe

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