{"id":5316,"date":"2018-09-29T11:22:57","date_gmt":"2018-09-29T09:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.famelab.gr\/?p=5316"},"modified":"2025-10-30T08:10:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:10:16","slug":"the-impact-of-heat-waves-on-mortality-among-the-elderly-a-mini-systematic-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/famelab.gr\/el\/the-impact-of-heat-waves-on-mortality-among-the-elderly-a-mini-systematic-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The impact of heat waves on mortality among the elderly: a mini systematic review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/famelab.gr\/el\/the-impact-of-heat-waves-on-mortality-among-the-elderly-a-mini-systematic-review\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4081 size-medium\" title=\"FAME Lab - The Impact of Heat Waves on Mortality among the Elderly: A Mini Systematic Review\" src=\"https:\/\/www.famelab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/28-300x208.png\" alt=\"FAME Lab - The Impact of Heat Waves on Mortality among the Elderly: A Mini Systematic Review\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/famelab.gr\/el\/people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kaltsatou A<\/a>, Kenny GP, <a href=\"https:\/\/famelab.gr\/el\/people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flouris AD<\/a> (2018) The Impact of Heat Waves on Mortality among the Elderly: A Mini Systematic Review. J Geriatr Med Gerontol 4:053. doi.org\/10.23937\/2469-5858\/1510053<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The aim of this systematic review was to review the recent literature regarding the effect of heat waves on mortality in elderly adults. A systematic search of the literature, was conducted by two reviewers during March 2018, using three electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus). The PRISMA guidelines were used for the quality assessment of the published studies. The literature search identified a total of 345 articles, while only 24 studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in this analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the results from these studies show that, although recent advances in technology allow scientists to predict heat waves, thereby enabling health agencies to alert the public with heat advisories, the number of heat wave-induced deaths remains high. The underlying reasons for these increases in heat-wave-induced mortality remains unclear, highlighting the need for developing evidence-based thresholds for the activation and implementation of actions plans to protect the health of heat-vulnerable elderly populations.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Full Text Link: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clinmedjournals.org\/articles\/jgmg\/journal-of-geriatric-medicine-and-gerontology-jgmg-4-053.pdf?jid=jgmg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/clinmedjournals.org\/articles\/jgmg\/journal-of-geriatric-medicine-and-gerontology-jgmg-4-053.pdf?jid=jgmg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8302 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.famelab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Line.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1316\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaltsatou A, Kenny GP, Flouris AD (2018) The Impact of Heat Waves on Mortality among the Elderly: A Mini Systematic Review. J Geriatr Med Gerontol 4:053. doi.org\/10.23937\/2469-5858\/1510053 Abstract: The aim of this systematic review was to review the recent literature regarding the effect of heat waves on mortality in elderly adults. 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