Homes Heat Health protocol: an observational cohort study measuring the effect of summer temperatures on sleep quality.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Quality sleep is essential to our health and well-being. Summertime temperatures in the bedrooms of homes in temperate climates are increasing, especially in city apartments. There is very little empirical evidence of the effect of temperature on sleep when people are sleeping in their own bedroom. The Homes Heat Health project seeks to develop a measurable definition of temperature-related sleep disturbance and the effects on health, and so produce a credible criterion for identifying overheating in new and existing homes.

Methods and analysis

A cohort of at least 95 people that live in London apartments and who are free of significant personal and health factors that could affect sleep are being recruited for an ongoing observational cohort study. A baseline q

SUBMITTER: Lomas K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11227782 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature