TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship between perceived indoor temperature and self-reported risk for frailty among community-dwelling older people
AU - Nakajima, Yukie
AU - Schmidt, Steven M.
AU - Fänge, Agneta Malmgren
AU - Ono, Mari
AU - Ikaga, Toshiharu
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported in part by a JSPS KAKENHI (Grant Numbers JP17H06161, JP26249083, JP17J00520), a MHLW Grant-in-Aid for consignment study of geriatric health care business promotion (Principal Investigator: Prof. Tanji Hoshi), and a MEXT Grant-in-Aid for the Program for Leading Graduate Schools. Funding was also received from the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University, in terms of research time for A.M.F.
Funding Information:
Funding: This study was supported in part by a JSPS KAKENHI (Grant Numbers JP17H06161, JP26249083, JP17J00520), a MHLW Grant-in-Aid for consignment study of geriatric health care business promotion (Principal Investigator: Prof. Tanji Hoshi), and a MEXT Grant-in-Aid for the Program for Leading Graduate Schools. Funding was also received from the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University, in terms of research time for A.M.F.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/2/2
Y1 - 2019/2/2
N2 - This study investigated the relationship between perceived indoor temperature in winter and frailty among community-dwelling older people. This cross-sectional study included 342 people 65 years and older in Japan. Participants answered questions about demographics, frailty, housing, and perceived indoor temperature in winter. Participants were grouped based on perceived indoor temperature (Cold or Warm) and economic satisfaction (Unsatisfied or Satisfied). Differences in the frailty index between perceived indoor temperature groups and economic satisfaction groups were tested by using ANCOVA and MANCOVA. An interaction effect showed that people in the Cold Group and unsatisfied with their economic status had significantly higher frailty index scores (F(1, 336) = 5.95, p = 0.015). Furthermore, the frailty index subscale of fall risk was the specific indicator of frailty that accounted for this significant relationship. While previous research has shown the risks related to cold indoor temperature in homes, interestingly among those who reported cold homes, only those who were not satisfied with their economic situation reported being at increased risk for frailty. This highlights the potential importance of preventing fuel poverty to prevent frailty.
AB - This study investigated the relationship between perceived indoor temperature in winter and frailty among community-dwelling older people. This cross-sectional study included 342 people 65 years and older in Japan. Participants answered questions about demographics, frailty, housing, and perceived indoor temperature in winter. Participants were grouped based on perceived indoor temperature (Cold or Warm) and economic satisfaction (Unsatisfied or Satisfied). Differences in the frailty index between perceived indoor temperature groups and economic satisfaction groups were tested by using ANCOVA and MANCOVA. An interaction effect showed that people in the Cold Group and unsatisfied with their economic status had significantly higher frailty index scores (F(1, 336) = 5.95, p = 0.015). Furthermore, the frailty index subscale of fall risk was the specific indicator of frailty that accounted for this significant relationship. While previous research has shown the risks related to cold indoor temperature in homes, interestingly among those who reported cold homes, only those who were not satisfied with their economic situation reported being at increased risk for frailty. This highlights the potential importance of preventing fuel poverty to prevent frailty.
KW - Economic satisfaction
KW - Fall risk
KW - Home
KW - Old age
KW - Winter season
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph16040613
DO - 10.3390/ijerph16040613
M3 - Article
C2 - 30791516
AN - SCOPUS:85061967901
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 16
JO - International journal of environmental research and public health
JF - International journal of environmental research and public health
IS - 4
M1 - 613
ER -
