COVID-19 pandemic modifies temperature and heat-related illness ambulance transport association in Japan: a nationwide observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the COVID-19 pandemic, several illnesses were reduced. In Japan, heat-related illnesses were reduced by 22% compared to pre-pandemic period. However, it is uncertain as to what has led to this reduction. Here, we model the association of maximum temperature and heat-related illnesses in the 47 Japanese prefectures. We specifically examined how the exposure and lag associations varied before and during the pandemic.

Methods

We obtained the summer-specific, daily heat-related illness ambulance transport (HIAT), exposure variable (maximum temperature) and covariate data from relevant data sources. We utilized a stratified (pre-pandemic and pandemic), two-stage approach. In each stratified group, we estimated the 1) prefecture-level association using a quasi-Po

SUBMITTER: Seposo X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8637525 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature