The role of outdoor microclimatic features at long-term care facilities in advancing the health of its residents: An integrative review and future strategies
| Autor: | Ben Lerman, Daniel J. Vecellio, Robert D. Brown, Eric Bardenhagen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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010501 environmental sciences Climate science 01 natural sciences Biochemistry Global Warming 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Promotion (rank) Elderly population Humans 030212 general & internal medicine 0105 earth and related environmental sciences General Environmental Science media_common Aged business.industry Microclimate Public relations Long-Term Care Long-term care Landscape architecture Psychological resilience Psychology business Psychosocial Delivery of Health Care Body Temperature Regulation |
| Zdroj: | Environmental research. 201 |
| ISSN: | 1096-0953 |
| Popis: | Projections show that Earth's climate will continue to warm concurrent with increases in the percentage of the world's elderly population. With an understanding that the body's resilience to the heat degrades as it ages, these coupled phenomena point to serious concerns of heat-related mortality in growing elderly populations. As many of the people in this age cohort choose to live in managed long-term care facilities, it's imperative that outdoor spaces of these communities be made thermally comfortable so that connections with nature and the promotion of non-sedentary activities are maintained. Studies have shown that simply being outside has a positive impact on a broad range of the psychosocial well-being of older adults. However, these spaces must be designed to afford accessibility, safety, and aesthetically pleasing experiences so that they are taken full advantage of. Here, we employ an integrative review to link ideas from the disciplines of climate science, health and physiology, and landscape architecture to explain the connections between heat, increased morbidity and mortality in aging adults, existing gaps in thermal comfort models, and key strategies in the development of useable, comfortable outdoor spaces for older adults. Integrative reviews allow for new frameworks or perspectives on a subject to be introduced. Uncovering the synergy of these three knowledge bases can contribute to guiding microclimatic research, design practitioners, and care providers as they seek safe, comfortable and inviting outdoor spaces for aging adults. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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