Effects of season on sleep and skin temperature in the elderly
Abstract
The effects of season on sleep and skin temperature (Tsk) in 19 healthy, elderly volunteers were investigated. Measurements were obtained in summer, winter, and fall, and activity levels were monitored using a wrist actigraph system for five consecutive days. The temperature and humidity of the bedrooms of the subjects' homes were measured continuously for five days. During actigraphic measurement, Tsk during sleep was measured for two nights. The bedroom temperature and humidity significantly increased in summer compared to winter and fall. In summer, the total sleep time decreased (mean +/- SE min; summer, 350.8 +/- 15.7; winter, 426.5 +/- 14.2; fall, 403.2 +/- 16.4) and wakefulness increased (P < 0.003) compared to those in fall or winter. The sleep efficiency index that was derived from wrist actigraphy was significantly decreased (P < 0.001) in summer (81.4 +/- 2.9%) compared with winter (91.6 +/- 1.3%) or fall (90.2 +/- 1.2%). The forehead Tsk significantly increased, while the chest and thigh Tsks were decreased in summer compared to those in fall or winter. These results suggest that, in the elderly, sleep is disturbed in summer more than in other seasons, and that this disturbance is related to fluctuations in Tsk.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
The temperature and EDA levels are likely to be influenced heavily by the season when the recording takes place.
“The temperature and EDA levels are also likely to be influenced heavily by the season when the recording takes place46.”
From Data quality evaluation in wearable monitoring (2022) · cites this paper as [46]
Cites
(1992) · Applied Ergonomics · doi:10.1016/0003-6870(92)90318-p · Cited by 5,774 · see citing works
A self-assessment questionnaire to determine morningness- eveningness in human circadian rhythms
Home, J. K. (1976) · Medical Entomology and Zoology · Cited by 4,783 · see citing works
(1976) · PubMed · Cited by 3,979 · see citing works
Automatic sleep/wake identification from wrist activity.
Cole, R., Kripke, D., Gruen, W., Mullaney, D., & Gillin, J. (1992) · Sleep · doi:10.1093/sleep/15.5.461 · Cited by 1,971 · see citing works
A new weighting system for mean surface temperature of the human body
Ramanathan, N. (1964) · Journal of Applied Physiology · doi:10.1152/jappl.1964.19.3.531 · Cited by 1,892 · see citing works
Healthy Older Adults’ Sleep Predicts All-Cause Mortality at 4 to 19 Years of Follow-Up
Dew, M. A., Hoch, C. C., Buysse, D. J., Monk, T. H., Begley, A. E., Houck, P. R., Hall, M., Kupfer, D. J., & Reynolds, C. F. (2003) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/01.psy.0000039756.23250.7c · Cited by 587 · see citing works
Krauchi, K., & Wirz-Justice, A. (1994) · American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology · doi:10.1152/ajpregu.1994.267.3.r819 · Cited by 558 · cited 2× · see citing works
“However, forehead Tsk follows the same circadian rhythm as rectal temperature (Kräuchi and Wirz-Justice 1994), and many studies confirm the important role of the head in thermoregulation (Rasch et al.”
BackgroundDonaldson, G. C. (1997) · PubMed · Cited by 483 · see citing works
Association of sleep-wake habits in older people with changes in output of circadian pacemaker
Czeisler, C. A., Dumont, M., Duffy, J. F., Steinberg, J. D., Richardson, G. S., Brown, E. N., Sánchez, R., Ríos, C. D., & Ronda, J. M. (1992) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/0140-6736(92)92817-y · Cited by 437 · see citing works
Warm feet promote the rapid onset of sleep
Kräuchi, K., Cajochen, C., Werth, E., & Wirz-Justice, A. (1999) · Nature · doi:10.1038/43366 · Cited by 398 · see citing works
CONTRIBUTION OF CIRCADIAN PHYSIOLOGY AND SLEEP HOMEOSTASIS TO AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN HUMAN SLEEP
Dijk, D., Duffy, J. F., & Czeisler, C. A. (2000) · Chronobiology International · doi:10.1081/cbi-100101049 · Cited by 373 · see citing works
Functional link between distal vasodilation and sleep-onset latency?
Kräuchi, K., Cajochen, C., Werth, E., & Wirz-Justice, A. (2000) · American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology · doi:10.1152/ajpregu.2000.278.3.r741 · Cited by 356 · see citing works
VanSomeren, E. J. W. (2000) · Chronobiology International · doi:10.1081/cbi-100101050 · Cited by 329 · see citing works
The effects of high and low ambient temperatures on human sleep stages
Haskell, E. H., Palca, J. W., Walker, J. M., Berger, R. J., & Heller, H. C. (1981) · Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology · doi:10.1016/0013-4694(81)90226-1 · Cited by 302 · see citing works
Increased winter mortality from acute myocardial infarction and stroke: the effect of age
Sheth, T., Nair, C., Muller, J. E., & Yusuf, S. (1999) · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · doi:10.1016/s0735-1097(99)00137-0 · Cited by 259 · see citing works
Insomnia and global sleep dissatisfaction in Finland
Ohayon, M. M., & Partinen, M. (2002) · Journal of Sleep Research · doi:10.1046/j.1365-2869.2002.00317.x · Cited by 248 · see citing works
Diminished Melatonin Secretion in the Elderly Caused by Insufficient Environmental Illumination1
Mishima, K., Okawa, M., Shimizu, T., & Hishikawa, Y. (2001) · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · doi:10.1210/jcem.86.1.7097 · Cited by 218 · see citing works
Skin deep: enhanced sleep depth by cutaneous temperature manipulation
Raymann, R. J. E. M., Swaab, D. F., & Van Someren, E. J. W. (2008) · Brain · doi:10.1093/brain/awm315 · Cited by 218 · see citing works
Mechanisms and functions of coupling between sleep and temperature rhythms
Van Someren, E. J. W. (2006) · Progress in Brain Research · doi:10.1016/s0079-6123(06)53018-3 · Cited by 209 · see citing works
Prevalence of Insomnia in the Adult Norwegian Population
Pallesen, S., Nordhus, I. H., Nielsen, G. H., Havik, O. E., Kvale, G., Johnsen, B. H., & Skjøtskift, S. (2001) · SLEEP · doi:10.1093/sleep/24.7.771 · Cited by 194 · see citing works
Parsons, K. (1993) · Taylor & Francis eBooks · doi:10.4324/9780203302620 · Cited by 189 · see citing works
Effects of Humid Heat Exposure on Human Sleep Stages and Body Temperature.
Okamoto-Mizuno, K., Mizuno, K., Michie, S., Maeda, A., & lizuka, S. (1999) · SLEEP · doi:10.1093/sleep/22.6.767 · Cited by 160 · see citing works
Self-citationNatural and Unnatural Triggers of Myocardial Infarction
Kloner, R. A. (2006) · Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases · doi:10.1016/j.pcad.2005.07.001 · Cited by 160 · see citing works
Decreased active vasodilator sensitivity in aged skin
Kenney, W. L., Morgan, A. L., Farquhar, W. B., Brooks, E. M., Pierzga, J. M., & Derr, J. A. (1997) · American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology · doi:10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.4.h1609 · Cited by 159 · see citing works
Seasonal variation in the human circadian rhythm: dissociation between sleep and temperature rhythm
Honma, K., Honma, S., Kohsaka, M., & Fukuda, N. (1992) · American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology · doi:10.1152/ajpregu.1992.262.5.r885 · Cited by 149 · see citing works
Regional differences in the sweating responses of older and younger men
Inoue, Y., Nakao, M., Araki, T., & Murakami, H. (1991) · Journal of Applied Physiology · doi:10.1152/jappl.1991.71.6.2453 · Cited by 146 · see citing works
Taylor, N. A. S., Allsopp, N. K., & Parkes, D. G. (1995) · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · doi:10.1093/gerona/50a.4.m216 · Cited by 143 · see citing works
Sleep Patterns and Mortality among Elderly Patients in a Geriatric Hospital
Manabe, K., Matsui, T., Yamaya, M., Sato-Nakagawa, T., Okamura, N., Arai, H., & Sasaki, H. (2000) · Gerontology · doi:10.1159/000022184 · Cited by 138 · see citing works
Ambient temperature and human sleep
Muzet, A. G., Libert, J., & Candas, V. (1984) · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences · doi:10.1007/bf01952376 · Cited by 126 · see citing works
Control of heat-induced cutaneous vasodilatation in relation to age
Kenney, W. L. (1988) · European Journal of Applied Physiology · doi:10.1007/bf00691250 · Cited by 118 · see citing works
Heat loss from the human head during exercise
Rasch, W., Samson, P., Cote, J., & Cabanac, M. (1991) · Journal of Applied Physiology · doi:10.1152/jappl.1991.71.2.590 · Cited by 114 · see citing works
Interaction Between Sleep and Thermoregulation: An Aspect of the Control of Behavioral States
Parmeggiani, P. L. (1986) · SLEEP · doi:10.1093/sleep/10.5.426 · Cited by 110 · see citing works
Specialized brain cooling in humans?
Brengelmann, G. L. (1993) · The FASEB Journal · doi:10.1096/fasebj.7.12.8375613 · Cited by 108 · see citing works
Effects of high ambient temperature on sleep in young men.
Karacan, I., Thornby, J. I., Anch, A. M., Williams, R., & Perkins, H. M. (1978) · PubMed · Cited by 106 · see citing works
Prevalence of reported sleeplessness in northern Norway in relation to sex, age and season
Husby, R., & Lingjærde, O. C. (1990) · Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica · doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1990.tb05009.x · Cited by 105 · see citing works
Influence of hypothalamic and ambient temperatures on sleep in kangaroo rats
Sakaguchi, S., Glotzbach, S. F., & Heller, H. C. (1979) · American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology · doi:10.1152/ajpregu.1979.237.1.r80 · Cited by 104 · see citing works
Sweating and Cardiovascular Responses of Aged Men to Heat Exposure
Sagawa, S., Shiraki, K., YOUSEF, M. K., & Miki, K. (1988) · Journal of Gerontology · doi:10.1093/geronj/43.1.m1 · Cited by 99 · see citing works
Sleep propensity is modulated by circadian and behavior-induced changes in cutaneous temperature
Van Someren, E. J. W. (2004) · Journal of Thermal Biology · doi:10.1016/j.jtherbio.2004.08.003 · Cited by 98 · see citing works
Effect of Continuous Heat Exposure on Sleep Stages in Humans
Libert, J., Nisi, J. D., Fukuda, H., Muzet, A. G., Ehrhart, J., & Amoros, C. (1988) · SLEEP · doi:10.1093/sleep/11.2.195 · Cited by 92 · see citing works
Thermoregulatory responses of young and older men to cold exposure
Inoue, Y., 中尾, 美., Araki, T., & Ueda, H. (1992) · European Journal of Applied Physiology · doi:10.1007/bf00602354 · Cited by 90 · see citing works
Raymann, R., & Someren, E. J. W. V. (2008) · SLEEP · doi:10.5665/sleep/31.9.1301 · Cited by 90 · see citing works
Monk, T. H., Reynolds, C. F., Buysse, D. J., Hoch, C. C., Jarrett, D. B., Jennings, J. R., & Kupfer, D. J. (1991) · Journal of Gerontology · doi:10.1093/geronj/46.5.m171 · Cited by 88 · see citing works
Kräuchi, K., Knoblauch, V., Wirz-Justice, A., & Cajochen, C. (2006) · American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology · doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00381.2005 · Cited by 83 · see citing works
Core Body Temperature and Sleep of Older Female Insomniacs Before and After Passive Body Heating
Dorsey, C. M., Teicher, M. H., Cohen‐Zion, M., Stefanovic, L., Satlin, A., Tartarini, W. L., Harper, D. G., & Lukas, S. E. (1999) · SLEEP · doi:10.1093/sleep/22.7.891 · Cited by 72 · see citing works
Inoue, Y. (1996) · European Journal of Applied Physiology · doi:10.1007/bf00376497 · Cited by 72 · see citing works
Effects of mild heat exposure on sleep stages and body temperature in older men
Okamoto-Mizuno, K., Tsuzuki, K., & Mizuno, K. (2004) · International Journal of Biometeorology · doi:10.1007/s00484-004-0209-3 · Cited by 71 · see citing works
Self-citationObservations on the activity of sweat glands with special reference to the influence of ageing
Hellon, R. F., & LIND, A. R. (1956) · The Journal of Physiology · doi:10.1113/jphysiol.1956.sp005571 · Cited by 70 · see citing works
Sleep Processes Exert a Predominant Influence on the 24-h Profile of Heart Rate Variability
Viola, A., Simon, C., Ehrhart, J., Gény, B., Piquard, F., Muzet, A. G., & BRANDENBERGER, G. (2002) · Journal of Biological Rhythms · doi:10.1177/0748730402238236 · Cited by 68 · see citing works
Ikeda, T., Sessler, D. I., Marder, D., & Xiong, J. (1997) · Anesthesiology · doi:10.1097/00000542-199703000-00012 · Cited by 65 · see citing works
Thermoregulatory Responses to Desert Heat: Age, Race and Sex
YOUSEF, M. K., Dill, D. B., VITEZ, T. S., Hillyard, S. D., & Goldman, A. S. (1984) · Journal of Gerontology · doi:10.1093/geronj/39.4.406 · Cited by 64 · see citing works
Effects of low ambient temperature on heart rate variability during sleep in humans
Okamoto-Mizuno, K., Tsuzuki, K., Mizuno, K., & Ohshiro, Y. (2008) · European Journal of Applied Physiology · doi:10.1007/s00421-008-0889-1 · Cited by 63 · see citing works
Self-citationMonk, T. H. (1991) · Experimental Gerontology · doi:10.1016/0531-5565(91)90015-e · Cited by 63 · see citing works
Desruelle, A. V., & Candas, V. (2000) · European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology · doi:10.1007/pl00013794 · Cited by 62 · see citing works
Kohsaka, M., Fukuda, N. N., Honma, K., Honma, S., & Morita, N. (1992) · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences · doi:10.1007/bf01930461 · Cited by 59 · see citing works
Comparison of esophageal, tympanic, and forehead skin temperatures in adult patients
Patel, N., Smith, C. E., Pinchak, A. C., & Hagen, J. F. (1996) · Journal of Clinical Anesthesia · doi:10.1016/0952-8180(96)00103-1 · Cited by 49 · see citing works
Patterns of Sleep Episodes in Young and Elderly Adults During a 36-Hour Constant Routine
Buysse, D. J., Monk, T. H., Reynolds, C. F., Mesiano, D., Houck, P. R., & Kupfer, D. J. (1993) · SLEEP · doi:10.1093/sleep/16.7.632 · Cited by 41 · see citing works
Impact of wet underwear on thermoregulatory responses and thermal comfort in the cold
Bakkevig, M. K., & Nielsen, R. (1994) · Ergonomics · doi:10.1080/00140139408964916 · Cited by 40 · see citing works
Body Movements of the Elderly during Sleep and Thermal Conditions in Bedrooms in Summer.
Ohnaka, T., Tochihara, Y., & Kanda, K. (1995) · Applied Human Science Journal of Physiological Anthropology · doi:10.2114/ahs.14.89 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
Does forehead liquid crystal temperature accurately reflect “core” temperature?
Allen, G. C., Horrow, J. C., & Rosenberg, H. R. (1990) · Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie · doi:10.1007/bf03006486 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
Does a Subtropical Climate Imply a Seasonal Rhythm in REM Sleep?
Askenasy, J. J. M., & Goldstein, R. (1995) · SLEEP · doi:10.1093/sleep/18.10.895 · Cited by 18 · see citing works
Study on the Consciousness of Energy-Saving and Life Style
Sassa, N., & Isoda, N. (2003) · Journal of home economics · doi:10.11428/jhej1987.54.935 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
1 of the 63 references couldn’t be matched to a known paper.
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Effects of thermal environment on sleep and circadian rhythm
Okamoto-Mizuno, K., & Mizuno, K. (2012) · Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · doi:10.1186/1880-6805-31-14 · Cited by 494 · see citing works
Self-citationThermal environment and sleep quality: A review
Lan, L., Tsuzuki, K., Liu, Y. F., & Lian, Z. (2017) · Energy and Buildings · doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.05.043 · Cited by 292 · see citing works
Self-citationA systematic review of ambient heat and sleep in a warming climate
Chevance, G., Minor, K., Vielma, C., Campi, E., O’Callaghan-Gordo, C., Basagaña, X., Ballester, J., & Bernard, P. (2024) · Sleep Medicine Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.smrv.2024.101915 · Cited by 150 · see citing works
Healing built-environment effects on health outcomes: environment–occupant–health framework
Zhang, Y., Tzortzopoulos, P., & Kagioglou, M. (2018) · Building Research & Information · doi:10.1080/09613218.2017.1411130 · Cited by 122 · see citing works
Wang, Y., Liu, Y., Song, C., & Liu, J. (2015) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.04.015 · Cited by 97 · see citing works
Defining indoor heat thresholds for health in the UK
Anderson, M., Carmichael, C., Murray, V. S. G., Dengel, A., & Swainson, M. (2012) · Perspectives in Public Health · doi:10.1177/1757913912453411 · Cited by 93 · see citing works
Data quality evaluation in wearable monitoring
Böttcher, S., Vieluf, S., Bruno, E., Joseph, B., Epitashvili, N., Biondi, A., Zabler, N., Glasstetter, M., Dümpelmann, M., Van Laerhoven, K., et al. (2022) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-022-25949-x · Cited by 91 · see citing works
Associations of bedroom temperature and ventilation with sleep quality
Xiong, J., Lan, L., Lian, Z., & de Dear, R. (2020) · Science and Technology for the Built Environment · doi:10.1080/23744731.2020.1756664 · Cited by 89 · see citing works
Kenny, G. P., Flouris, A. D., Yagouti, A., & Notley, S. R. (2018) · Temperature · doi:10.1080/23328940.2018.1456257 · Cited by 87 · see citing works
Protective effect of aerobic physical activity on sleep behavior in breast cancer survivors
Roveda, E., Vitale, J. A., Bruno, E., Montaruli, A., Pasanisi, P., Villarini, A., Gargano, G., Galasso, L., Berrino, F., Caumo, A., et al. (2017) · Integrative Cancer Therapies · doi:10.1177/1534735416651719 · Cited by 78 · see citing works
Kim, S. H., & Moon, H. J. (2017) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.12.010 · Cited by 73 · see citing works
Effects of seasonal illumination and thermal environments on sleep in elderly men
Tsuzuki, K., Mori, I., Sakoi, T., & Kurokawa, Y. (2014) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.10.001 · Cited by 71 · see citing works
Self-citationExperimental study and evaluation of the thermal environment for sleeping
Liu, Y., Song, C., Wang, Y., Wang, D., & Liu, J. (2014) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.09.024 · Cited by 67 · see citing works
Yan, Y., Lan, L., Zhang, H., Sun, Y., Fan, X., Wyon, D. P., & Wargocki, P. L. (2021) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108572 · Cited by 66 · see citing works
The sleeping thermal comfort model based on local thermal requirements in winter
Song, C., Liu, Y., & Liu, J. (2018) · Energy and Buildings · doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.05.034 · Cited by 66 · see citing works
Investigation of thermal comfort in sleeping environment and its association with sleep quality
Tsang, T.-W., Mui, K. W., & Wong, L. T. (2020) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.107406 · Cited by 70 · see citing works
Towards practical applications of radiative cooling
Yang, K., Wu, X., Zhou, L., Wu, P. P., Gereige, I., & Gan, Q. (2025) · Nature Reviews Clean Technology · doi:10.1038/s44359-025-00041-5 · Cited by 72 · see citing works
Temperature field of bed climate and thermal comfort assessment based on local thermal sensations
Song, C., Liu, Y., Zhou, X., Wang, X., Li, J., & Liu, J. (2015) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.09.023 · Cited by 58 · see citing works
Parametric study on the sleep thermal environment
Cao, T., Lian, Z., Zhu, J., Xu, X., Du, H., & Zhao, Q. (2021) · Building Simulation · doi:10.1007/s12273-021-0840-5 · Cited by 56 · see citing works
Hashizaki, M., Nakajima, H., Shiga, T., Tsutsumi, M., & Kume, K. (2018) · Chronobiology International · doi:10.1080/07420528.2018.1443118 · Cited by 55 · see citing works
Quinn, A., & Shaman, J. L. (2017) · International Journal of Biometeorology · doi:10.1007/s00484-016-1299-4 · Cited by 55 · see citing works
Merilahti, J., Viramo, P., & Korhonen, I. (2015) · IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics · doi:10.1109/jbhi.2015.2420680 · Cited by 53 · see citing works
Song, W., & Calautit, J. K. (2024) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111463 · Cited by 39 · see citing works
Influence of individual factors on thermal satisfaction of the elderly in free running environments
Jiao, Y., Yu, H., Zi, W., Wei, Q., & Yu, Y. (2017) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.02.018 · Cited by 37 · see citing works
Tai, Y., Obayashi, K., Yamagami, Y., Yoshimoto, K., Kurumatani, N., Nishio, K., & Saeki, K. (2021) · Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine · doi:10.5664/jcsm.9180 · Cited by 32 · see citing works
Bertz, J. W., Epstein, D. H., Reamer, D., Kowalczyk, W. J., Phillips, K. A., Kennedy, A., Jobes, M. L., Ward, G., Plitnick, B., Figueiro, M. G., et al. (2019) · Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment · doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2019.08.011 · Cited by 31 · see citing works
Humidity and sleep: a review on thermal aspect
Manzar, M. D., Sethi, M., & Hussain, M. E. (2011) · Biological Rhythm Research · doi:10.1080/09291016.2011.597621 · Cited by 31 · see citing works
Guo, C., Lan, L., Zhang, H., Yan, Y., Kang, M., Liu, Y., Yang, Z., Jiao, H., & Liu, S. (2023) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110785 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
Rajagopalan, P., Andamon, M. M., & Paolini, R. (2020) · Energy and Buildings · doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110526 · Cited by 27 · see citing works
Aguglia, A., Serafini, G., Escelsior, A., Amore, M., & Maina, G. (2019) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2019.108800 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
Sleep and Skin Temperature in Preschool Children and Their Mothers
Okamoto-Mizuno, K., Mizuno, K., & Shirakawa, S. (2016) · Behavioral Sleep Medicine · doi:10.1080/15402002.2016.1173552 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
Self-citationObjective sleep monitoring at home in older adults: A scoping review
Ghazi, S. N., Behrens, A., Berner, J., Berglund, J. S., & Anderberg, P. (2024) · Journal of Sleep Research · doi:10.1111/jsr.14436 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
Thermal Comfort and Sleep Quality of Indonesian Students Living in Japan during Summer and Winter
Budiawan, W., & Tsuzuki, K. (2021) · Buildings · doi:10.3390/buildings11080326 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
Self-citationExploring the Impact of Natural Light Exposure on Sleep of Healthy Older Adults: A Field Study
Aarts, M. M., Stapel, J. C., Schoutens, T. A. M. C., & van Hoof, J. (2018) · Journal of Daylighting · doi:10.15627/jd.2018.2 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Tian, X., Xu, R.-P., & Liu, W. (2023) · Journal of Thermal Biology · doi:10.1016/j.jtherbio.2022.103422 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
McGarr, G. W., Meade, R. D., & Kenny, G. P. (2023) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2023.114335 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Feasibility analysis of applying non-invasive core body temperature measurement in sleep research
Xu, X., Wu, G., Lian, Z., & Xu, H. (2023) · Energy and Buildings · doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113827 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
Yin, P., Ji, Y., Xie, J., Liu, J., Hou, Q., & Zhao, S. (2021) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107851 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
Kim, B. E., Hui-Beckman, J. W., Lyubchenko, T. A., Hall, C. F., Fallahi, S., Brull, A., Goleva, E., & Leung, D. Y. M. (2022) · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2022.01.027 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
Tsuzuki, K., Sakoi, T., & Sakata, Y. (2021) · Buildings · doi:10.3390/buildings11120574 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Self-citationNgarambe, J., Yun, G. Y., Lee, K., & Hwang, Y. (2019) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su11051417 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Application potential of skin temperature for sleep-wake classification
Xu, X., Zhu, J., Chen, C., Zhang, X., Lian, Z., & Hou, Z. (2022) · Energy and Buildings · doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112137 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Xu, J., Lu, Y., He, J., & Lu, Y. (2024) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.112469 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
Lack of Thermal Comfort Is a Matter of Life and Death: A Systematic Review for Older People
Shahzad, S., Torres, S. G., Rijal, H. B., & Nicol, F. (2025) · Buildings · doi:10.3390/buildings15071141 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
The impact of sleepwear fiber type on sleep quality under warm ambient conditions
Chow, C. M., Shin, M., Mahar, T. J., Halaki, M., & Ireland, A. (2019) · Nature and Science of Sleep · doi:10.2147/nss.s209116 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
Kume, Y., Makabe, S., Singha-Dong, N., Vajamun, P., Apikomonkon, H., & Griffiths, J. (2017) · Chronobiology International · doi:10.1080/07420528.2017.1372468 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Deng, R., Garfield, V., & Ucci, M. (2024) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2024.119281 · Cited by 18 · see citing works
Bai, Z., Han, Y., Zhuang, D., & Sun, C. T. (2024) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.112214 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
Saeki, K., Obayashi, K., Tone, N., & Kurumatani, N. (2015) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.05.022 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
How do sleepwear and bedding fibre types affect sleep quality: A systematic review
Li, X., Halaki, M., & Chow, C. M. (2024) · Journal of Sleep Research · doi:10.1111/jsr.14217 · Cited by 16 · see citing works
Szagri, D., & Szalay, Z. (2022) · Sustainable Cities and Society · doi:10.1016/j.scs.2022.103969 · Cited by 16 · see citing works
Li, L., Nakamura, T., Hayano, J., & Yamamoto, Y. (2021) · Frontiers in Digital Health · doi:10.3389/fdgth.2021.677043 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
McCabe, S., Elliott, C. M., Langdon, K., & Abbiss, C. R. (2018) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.06.005 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
Sensing the impact of extreme heat on physical activity and sleep
Cheong, S., & Gaynanova, I. (2024) · Digital Health · doi:10.1177/20552076241241509 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
High and low ambient temperature at night and the prescription of hypnotics
Min, K., Lee, S., & Min, J. (2020) · SLEEP · doi:10.1093/sleep/zsaa262 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
Seasonal Effect on Infants' Sleep Regulation: A Preliminary Study in a Mediterranean Climate
Cohen, D., Atun‐Einy, O., & Scher, A. (2012) · Chronobiology International · doi:10.3109/07420528.2012.728654 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Effect of quilt thermal resistance on bedding system and sleep thermal comfort
Yan, F., Zheng, Q., & Ke, Y. (2023) · Journal of Thermal Biology · doi:10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103713 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
McCabe, S., Abbiss, C. R., Libert, J., & Bach, V. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.866951 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Month-to-month variation in sleep among healthy, Scandinavian daytime workers
Garde, A. H., Hansen, Å. M., Persson, R., Österberg, K., Ørbæk, P., Karlson, B., Olsen, A., & Kristiansen, J. (2014) · Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation · doi:10.3109/00365513.2014.913303 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Home-Based Sleep Sensor Measurements in an Older Australian Population: Before and during a Pandemic
Kholghi, M., Ellender, C. M., Zhang, Q., Gao, Y., Higgins, L., & Karunanithi, M. (2021) · Sensors · doi:10.3390/s21185993 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Actigraphically evaluated sleep on the days surrounding the Great East Japan Earthquake
Mizuno, K., & Okamoto-Mizuno, K. (2014) · Natural Hazards · doi:10.1007/s11069-014-1048-0 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Self-citationSong, G., Melikov, A. K., Zhang, G., & Bivolarova, M. P. (2023) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110461 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Kido, C., Kubo, H., Azuma, M., Sassa, N., Hoshino, S., & Isoda, N. (2022) · Journal of the Human-Environment System · doi:10.1618/jhes.25.31 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Dittmar, M., Stark, T., & Wedell, S. (2024) · Geriatrics · doi:10.3390/geriatrics9040102 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Ahan, M. M., Nouri, A. S., & Matzarakis, A. (2023) · Atmosphere · doi:10.3390/atmos14091407 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
Kim, H.-G., & Seo, W. S. (2016) · Sleep Medicine and Psychophysiology · doi:10.14401/kasmed.2016.23.2.47 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
Seasonal change of total sleep time and open air temperature
Kawada, T. (2010) · International Journal of Biometeorology · doi:10.1007/s00484-010-0314-4 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
IMPACT OF MOVING TO HOUSES WITH HIGH THERMAL INSULATION PERFORMANCE ON SLEEP QUALITY IN WINTER
Umishio, W., Ikaga, T., & Ohashi, C. (2017) · Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ) · doi:10.3130/aije.82.513 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Budiawan, W., Sakakibara, H., & Tsuzuki, K. (2021) · Energies · doi:10.3390/en14227598 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Self-citationNaphon, N., Poojeera, S., Srichat, A., Siricharoenpanich, A., Vengsungnle, P., & Naphon, P. (2024) · Engineered Science · doi:10.30919/es1153 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Tardiness Increases in Winter: Evidence for Annual Rhythms in Humans
Zerbini, G., van der Vinne, V., Otto, L., Monecke, S., Kantermann, T., & Merrow, M. W. (2019) · Journal of Biological Rhythms · doi:10.1177/0748730419876781 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Association between bedroom environment and sleep quality of older adults: A winter field study
Yan, Y., Lan, L., Gong, P., Guo, C., & Hou, Z. (2024) · Journal of Building Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2024.111497 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Exposure to high temperature and sleep in preadolescents from two European birth cohorts
Essers, E., Granés, L., Botella, N., Petricola, S., González, L., Arregi, A., Vegas, Ó., Vrijheid, M., Iñiguez, C., Marroun, H. E., et al. (2025) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2025.109543 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Nabeshima, Y., Ohata, T., Tsuzuki, K., Maeda, K., & Mochizuki, Y. (2019) · Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ) · doi:10.3130/aije.84.143 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Self-citationImpact of seasons and temperatures on the sleep-wake cycle in a French elderly rural population
Jouvencel, A., Altena, E., Pérès, K., Dartigues, J.-F., Amieva, H., Mayo, W., & Catheline, G. (2025) · Sleep Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2025.106510 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
A wake-up call for a global climate and sleep task force
Minor, K., Blume, C., Prather, A. A., Carías, M. E., Mullins, J. T., Aylward, B., Wortzel, J. R., Boateng, G. O., Weobong, B., Mindell, J. A. A., et al. (2026) · SLEEP · doi:10.1093/sleep/zsag075 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Development and validation of a thermal comfort model for sleeping environments
Laouadi, A., Sirati, M., & Jandaghian, Z. (2025) · Energy and Built Environment · doi:10.1016/j.enbenv.2025.07.003 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Effects of Linpan nature therapy on health benefits in older women with and without hypertension
Ye, X., Dou, Z., Jiang, M., Luo, Z., Mao, L., Tang, H., Huang, X. F., Wang, Y., Dong, L., Mao, X., et al. (2023) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1208481 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Bedroom Thermal Environment and Sleep Quality of Middle‐Aged Residents in a Tropical Climate
Tsuzuki, K., & Mori, I. (2025) · Japan Architectural Review · doi:10.1002/2475-8876.70031 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Self-citationPark, M. K., Kang, B., Hong, D., Yoon, S., Kim, M., Kim, Y. H., Ni, Z., & McConnell, E. S. (2025) · JMIR Public Health and Surveillance · doi:10.2196/78257 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Yamagiwa, D., Katayama, O., Yamaguchi, R., Makino, K., & Shimada, H. (2025) · Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105472 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
STUDY ON SLEEP ENVIRONMENT BY DIFFERENCE OF AIR-CONDITIONING IN SUMMER
Iwaki, A., AKIMOTO, T., & FURUHASHI, T. (2020) · Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ) · doi:10.3130/aije.85.871 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
EFFECTS OF SUMMER BEDROOM THERMAL ENVIRONMENT ON SLEEP IN OLDER ADULTS
Kido, C., Kubo, H., Azuma, M., & Sassa, N. (2022) · Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ) · doi:10.3130/aije.87.657 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Increased Steps in Japanese Older Adults Associated with Improved Winter Sleep Quality
Harai, N., Okuma, H., Tsuchiya, K., Matsuoka, S., & Kashiwagi, K. (2024) · Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine · doi:10.1177/23337214241297388 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Sakoi, T., Kuroda, M., Kurazumi, Y., Takaoka, Y., Narita, K., & Apriliyanthi, S. R. (2025) · Buildings · doi:10.3390/buildings15030400 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Detection of Sleep Posture via Humidity Fluctuation Analysis in a Sensor-Embedded Pillow
Jun, W.-H., & Hong, Y.-S. (2025) · Bioengineering · doi:10.3390/bioengineering12050480 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Hazama, M., Kagami‐Katsuyama, H., Ito, N., Maeda‐Yamamoto, M., & Nishihira, J. (2025) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu17172787 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Adapting Residential Buildings to Future Climates: Insights from Calibrated Building Energy Models
Szagri, D., & Szalay, Z. (2026) · Lecture notes in civil engineering · doi:10.1007/978-3-032-14019-7_25 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Zhang, X., Zou, Y., He, X.-Q., Xu, Y.-H., Li, H.-X., Fen, Y., Zhang, B.-C., Liao, L.-X., Meng-xi, C., Wang, R., et al. (2026) · International Journal of Biometeorology · doi:10.1007/s00484-026-03273-7 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Residential Thermal Environment for the Elderly
Hashiguchi, N. (2025) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-981-96-3009-7_9 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Effect of Ingestion of Ice Slurry on the Sleep Quality of Rugby Union Players in the Summer Season
Morito, A., Inami, T., Hirata, A., Yamada, S., Shimomasuda, M., Kato, K., Tahara, S., & Kohtake, N. (2022) · Physiologia · doi:10.3390/physiologia2030005 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Budiawan, W., Tsuzuki, K., & Sakakibara, H. (2021) · IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science · doi:10.1088/1755-1315/896/1/012074
Self-citation(2019) · Temperature · doi:10.1080/23328940.2019.1586294
Sleep Habits in Pairs of Japanese High School Students and Their Mothers in Summer and Autumn
Mizuno, K., Okamoto-Mizuno, K., & Maeda, A. (2022) · Clocks & Sleep · doi:10.3390/clockssleep4040041
Self-citationAssociation between sleep and meteorology in late-onset depression patients
Guo, Y., Sun, Y., Zhu, Z.-F., Geng, H., Lv, S., Zhang, L.-F., Xie, P.-Y., Gao, X.-Y., Lu, Y.-S., & Kong, X. (2025) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-025-06946-6
Nie, T., & Lian, Z. (2026) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2026.114429
Seasonal variations in lifestyle behaviours and their relationship with indicators for poor health
O'Connell, S. E. (2013) · Loughborough University Institutional Repository (Loughborough University)
- Authors
- Okamoto-Mizuno, K., & Tsuzuki, K.
- Affiliations
- Tohoku Fukushi University (JP)
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Okamoto-Mizuno, Kazue
- Venue
- International Journal of Biometeorology
- Published
- 2009-12-30
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 401-409
- ISSN
- 0020-7128 (ISSN-L)
- 1432-1254
- OpenAlex
- W1968394984
- Cited by
- 97
- References
- 63
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 2.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- International Journal of Biometeorology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (21300271)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Keywords
- seasonal variation, sleep, skin temperature, older adults, total sleep time, sleep efficiency, wakefulness, bedroom temperature, humidity, actigraphy, sleep disorders
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Bedding and Linens, Female, Humans, Humidity, Japan, Male, Microclimate, Middle Aged, Seasons, Skin Temperature, Sleep, Temperature
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review