Keeping Cool : Use of Air Conditioning by Australians with Multiple Sclerosis

المؤلفون المشاركون

Simmons, Rex D.
Verikios, George
Summers, Michael P.

المصدر

Multiple Sclerosis International

العدد

المجلد 2012، العدد 2012 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2012)، ص ص. 1-6، 6ص.

الناشر

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

تاريخ النشر

2012-03-28

دولة النشر

مصر

عدد الصفحات

6

التخصصات الرئيسية

الطب البشري

الملخص EN

Despite the known difficulties many people with MS have with high ambient temperatures, there are no reported studies of air conditioning use and MS.

This study systematically examined air conditioner use by Australians with MS.

A short survey was sent to all participants in the Australian MS Longitudinal Study cohort with a response rate of 76% (n=2,385).

Questions included hours of air-conditioner use, areas cooled, type and age of equipment, and the personal effects of overheating.

Air conditioners were used by 81.9% of respondents, with an additional 9.6% who could not afford an air conditioner.

Regional and seasonal variation in air conditioning use was reported, with a national annual mean of 1,557 hours running time.

90.7% reported negative effects from overheating including increased fatigue, an increase in other MS symptoms, reduced household and social activities, and reduced work capacity.

Households that include people with MS spend between 4 and 12 times more on keeping cool than average Australian households.

نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)

Summers, Michael P.& Simmons, Rex D.& Verikios, George. 2012. Keeping Cool : Use of Air Conditioning by Australians with Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis International،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498672

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)

Summers, Michael P.…[et al.]. Keeping Cool : Use of Air Conditioning by Australians with Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis International No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498672

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)

Summers, Michael P.& Simmons, Rex D.& Verikios, George. Keeping Cool : Use of Air Conditioning by Australians with Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis International. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498672

نوع البيانات

مقالات

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

الملاحظات

Includes bibliographical references

رقم السجل

BIM-498672