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Lee EY, Park S, Kim YB, Lee M, Lim H, Ross-White A, Janssen I, Spence JC, Tremblay MS. Exploring the Interplay Between Climate Change, 24-Hour Movement Behavior, and Health: A Systematic Review. J Phys Act Health 2024:1-19. [PMID: 39187251 DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2023-0637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND Given the emergence of climate change and health risks, this review examined potential relationships between varying indicators of climate change, movement behaviors (ie, physical activity [PA], sedentary behavior, and sleep), and health. METHODS Seven databases were searched in March 2020, April 2023, and April 2024. To be included, studies must have examined indicators of climate change and at least one of the movement behaviors as either an exposure or a third variable (ie, mediator/moderator), and a measure of health as outcome. Evidence was summarized by the role (mediator/moderator) that either climate change or movement behavior(s) has with health measures. Relationships and directionality of each association, as well as the strength and certainty of evidence were synthesized. RESULTS A total of 79 studies were eligible, representing 6,671,791 participants and 3137 counties from 25 countries (40% low- and middle-income countries). Of 98 observations from 17 studies that examined PA as a mediator, 34.7% indicated that PA mediated the relationship between climate change and health measure such that indicators of adverse climate change were associated with lower PA, and worse health outcome. Of 274 observations made from 46 studies, 28% showed that PA favorably modified the negative association between climate change and health outcome. Evidence was largely lacking and inconclusive for sedentary behavior and sleep, as well as climate change indicators as an intermediatory variable. CONCLUSIONS PA may mitigate the adverse impact of climate change on health. Further evidence is needed to integrate PA into climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience strategies.
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- Eun-Young Lee
- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- Department of Gender Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa,ON, Canada
- Institute of Sport Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- Institute of Sport Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Bracken Health Sciences Library, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- Department of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa,ON, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Zeng F, Liang S, Zhang J, Chen Y, Feng S, Mo Q, Zhou T, Lai Y, Liu T, Wang S. The effects of acoustic-light-thermal environment quality parameters on pedestrians' overall comforts in residential districts. Sci Rep 2024; 14:19625. [PMID: 39179620 PMCID: PMC11344150 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-70227-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2024] [Accepted: 08/14/2024] [Indexed: 08/26/2024] Open
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This study explored subjective responses towards various environmental quality parameters. It would be helpful to approach an overall comfort improvement relating to physics. In order to investigate the combined effects of sound, light and heat on the overall comfort of pedestrians, which could be evaluated by overall comfort vote, two residential areas in Yubei District, Chongqing (a Cfa city in China) were selected for field measurements and questionnaires. Three were three key findings were concluded based on subjective responses to environmental parameters via multiple linear regression. First, the average outdoor neutral temperature, mean neutral sound level and neutral illumination intensity were determined to be 26.6 °C (determined by physiologically equivalent temperature), 56.5 dBA (determined by A-weighted equivalent continuous sound level) and 21.4 klx (determined by LUX), respectively. Second, considering the effects of both physiology and psychology, thermal perceptions varied for acoustic and light environments. Residents partially had lower neutral temperatures at the noisy condition. Third, environmental quality factors had a significant effect on overall comfort. Positive correlation between physiologically equivalent temperature and overall comfort vote was found (sig < 0.000); while the effects of sound pressure and light intensity were not always significant. Hence, thermal stress played a significant role in people's overall comfort. This study has explored the effects of three environment quality parameters on human perceptions. It provided better understanding against dwellers' feelings under complex circumstances. Future urban design and planning works should consider the cooling factors regarding contextual acoustical and visual environments.
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- Fanxi Zeng
- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China.
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- China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Corp. Ltd, Chengdu, China
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- Zhengxing Street Office, Tianfu New District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Chengdu Tianfu New District Human Resources Development and Service Co., Ltd, Chengdu, China
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- China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Corp. Ltd, Chengdu, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
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Du M, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Nian X, Hong B. How outdoor horticultural activities affect elderly adults' thermal, physiological and psychological responses: a field study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 2024; 68:1-14. [PMID: 38564032 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-024-02663-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 03/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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We recruited 162 healthy elderly adults to determine the thermal, physiological, and psychological effects of horticultural activities (flower arranging, transplanting, and rubble masonry) in outdoor open spaces. We linked these to local climate conditions, physiology, and comfort through a questionnaire survey. The results showed that: (1) the neutral physiological equivalent temperature (NPET) before the horticultural activities were 22.18 ℃ for flower arranging, 23.67 ℃ for transplanting, and 20.78 ℃ for rubble masonry, while the NPET decreased to 18.53 ℃, 20.73 ℃ and 18.04 ℃ (respectively) after activities. (2) The heart rate and blood oxygen saturation changed significantly (p < 0.05) only after rubble masonry. (3) The average positive affect (PA) scores increased after flower arranging by 4.83, transplanting by 3.30, and rubble masonry by 4.00. (4) After activities, the thermal sensation vote was mainly influenced by globe temperature (41.36%), air temperature (33.47%), and wind speed (25.17%). Thermal comfort vote could be promoted because of 37.35% of an increasing positive and 21.20% of decreasing negative emotion.
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- Meng Du
- College of Landscape Architecture & Arts, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture & Arts, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture & Arts, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture & Arts, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture & Arts, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
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Lian Z, Liu B, Brown RD. Exploring the Predictive Potential of Physiological Measures of Human Thermal Strain in Outdoor Environments in Hot and Humid Areas in Summer-A Case Study of Shanghai, China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:5017. [PMID: 36981925 PMCID: PMC10049132 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20065017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Whenever people spend time outdoors during hot weather, they are putting themselves in potentially stressful situations. Being able to predict whether a person is overheating can be critical in preventing heat-health issues. There is a clear relationship between body core temperature and heat health. However, measuring body core temperature is expensive. Identifying a non-invasive measure that could indicate a person's thermal strain would be valuable. This study investigated five physiological measures as possible surrogates: finger mean skin temperature (FSKT), finger maximum skin temperature (FMSKT), skin conductance level (SCL), heart rate (HR), and heart rate variability (HRV). Furthermore, they were compared against the results of participants' subjective thermal sensation and thermal comfort in a range of hot microclimatic conditions in a hot and humid climate. Results showed that except for SCL, each of the other four physiological measures had a positive significant relationship with thermal sensation, but a negative relationship with thermal comfort. Furthermore, through testing by cumulative link mixed models, HRV was found to be the most suitable surrogate for predicting thermal sensation and thermal comfort through a simple, non-invasive measure in outdoor environment in summer in a hot and humid area. This study highlights the method for predicting human thermal strain and contributes to improve the public health and well-being of urban dwellers in outdoor environments.
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- Zefeng Lian
- Department of Landscape Architecture, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215011, China
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- Gold Mantis School of Architecture, SooChow University, Suzhou 215005, China
- College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Zhou Z, Dong L. Experimental investigation of the effect of surgical masks on outdoor thermal comfort in Xiamen, China. BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT 2023; 229:109893. [PMID: 36514557 PMCID: PMC9733126 DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed people's lifestyles, and wearing surgical masks in outdoor public spaces has become commonplace. However, few studies have explored the impact of wearing masks on outdoor thermal comfort in different seasons. From May 2021 to February 2022, a series of longitudinal experiments were conducted in Xiamen, China to examine the effect of wearing surgical masks on outdoor thermal comfort. Forty-two participants took part in the experiments with and without masks. During the experiments, the thermal perceptions of the subjects and environmental thermal parameters were collected. Differences in outdoor thermal comfort between subjects wearing masks and those not wearing masks were determined in summer, autumn, and winter. Results showed that 1) the subjects wearing masks had lower neutral temperatures, and this difference was particularly pronounced in summer and exacerbated by walking; 2) in warm environments, masks reduced thermal comfort, and discomfort associated with masks was worse when walking than when sitting; 3) wearing masks significantly worsened facial comfort and increased chest discomfort, as summer turned to winter, the impact of masks on facial comfort decreased; 4) radiation and air temperature were the environmental parameters with the greatest impact on outdoor thermal sensation. Subjects who wore masks preferred lower temperatures, radiation, and humidity, and higher wind speeds.
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- Zhiqiang Zhou
- School of Architecture, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- School of Architecture, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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