Does the body temperature change in older people?

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dc.contributor.authorGüneş Ü.Y.
dc.contributor.authorZaybak A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-26T23:56:40Z
dc.date.available2019-10-26T23:56:40Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAim. The aim of this study was to determine the mean body temperatures in older people using mercury-in-glass thermometer. Background. Older people are unable to regulate their body temperatures to the same degree as young adults because their responses to changes in body temperature are altered. Several published reports suggest that body temperature decreases with advancing age and has a greater variability in older populations. The aim of this study was to determine the mean body temperatures in older people. Design. Non-experimental. Methods. Axillary body temperatures were taken in 133 older subjects in a nursing home for older people using mercury-in-glass thermometer. Temperatures were measured at 8 a.m., 2 p.m., and 6 p.m., over three consecutive days. Each subject had all three measurements taken on the same day. Results. The mean age of the subjects was 77.2, SD 7.3. In the 133 older subjects, the mean axillary temperatures ranged from 35.1 to 36.4°C (95.3-97.6°F). The mean temperatures for those aged 65-74 was higher than in those aged 75-84 (p < 0.001) and those aged 85 and older (p < 0.001) at 6 p.m. but not at 8 a.m. or 2 p.m. We concluded that older people have mean axillary body temperatures lower than the reference point of 36.5°C (97.7°F). Relevance to clinical practice. When assessing body temperature, it is important to take the age of the patient into consideration. Also, the reference point of 36.5°C is inappropriate in older people, especially when diagnosing a febrile illness. © 2008 The Authors.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02272.xen_US
dc.identifier.endpage2287en_US
dc.identifier.issn0962-1067
dc.identifier.issue17en_US
dc.identifier.pmid18705705en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage2284en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02272.x
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/20848
dc.identifier.volume17en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Clinical Nursingen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectHomeostasisen_US
dc.subjectNursesen_US
dc.subjectNursingen_US
dc.subjectOlder peopleen_US
dc.subjectTemperatureen_US
dc.subjectThermometeren_US
dc.titleDoes the body temperature change in older people?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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