EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON EFFECTS OF CONVECTIVE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DURING SLEEPS IN HOSPITALS

Autor: Itoigawa, Takaho, Hayama, Hirohumi, Enai, Masamichi, Yamagishi, Hiroshi
Jazyk: japonština
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: 日本建築学会環境系論文集. 73(631):1133-1138
ISSN: 1348-0685
Popis: This study was designed to record some psychological and physiological responses to evaluate the effects of such responses by a convective air conditioning system in a hospital on the quality of sleep. Changes in skin temperature, degree of relaxation, movement in sleep and feeling of sleep were recorded. Results of skin temperature and autonomic nervous system showed sleep is composed 3 periods,24:00-2:00, 2:00-5:00 and 2:00-5:00. During first period of 24:00-2:00, 26°C was found to be better than 28°C and 30°C. As for second and third periods of 2:00-7:00, 26-28°C is superior to 30°C for sleep in a hospital.
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