Ravanelli Nicholas, Lefebvre KarLee, Mornas Adèle, Gagnon Daniel
Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Heat Resilience & Performance Centre, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
NPJ Digit Med. 2025 Apr 24;8(1):223. doi: 10.1038/s41746-025-01608-z.
Extreme heat events pose a significant health threat to vulnerable populations such as the elderly and those living with disease. Recent extreme heat events highlight that heat-related mortality often occurs indoors, urging a need to better understand how at-risk populations physiologically and behaviorally respond in their natural environment. However, a low-cost and scalable all-in-one solution to comprehensively monitor individuals during periods of extreme heat does not presently exist. We developed HeatSuite, a fully data-governed multimodal sensor platform, that can monitor the local environmental conditions, and physiological and behavioural responses, of free-living individuals. Compliance to the platform was assessed over 28 days among 21 older individuals living in low-income housing (70 ± 7 y, body mass index: 28.7 ± 6.3). Moderate (>77%) to near optimal (94%) compliance was observed among the physiological and perceptual metrics obtained. In conclusion, HeatSuite is an effective and comprehensive solution for at-home monitoring of at-risk populations.
极端高温事件对老年人和患病者等弱势群体构成了重大的健康威胁。近期的极端高温事件凸显出与高温相关的死亡事件往往发生在室内，这促使人们需要更好地了解高危人群在其自然环境中的生理和行为反应。然而，目前尚不存在一种低成本且可扩展的一体化解决方案来在极端高温期间全面监测个体。我们开发了HeatSuite，这是一个完全受数据管理的多模态传感器平台，能够监测自由生活个体的当地环境状况以及生理和行为反应。在21名居住在低收入住房中的老年人（70±7岁，体重指数：28.7±6.3）中，对该平台的依从性进行了为期28天的评估。在所获取的生理和感知指标中，观察到了中等程度（>77%）至接近最佳（94%）的依从性。总之，HeatSuite是一种用于在家中监测高危人群的有效且全面的解决方案。
