The Korean Journal of Community Living Science (한국지역사회생활과학회지)
- Volume 18 Issue 4
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- Pages.681-686
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- 2007
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- 1229-8565(pISSN)
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- 2287-5190(eISSN)
Effect of Feet Cooling and Feet Warming on the Behavioral Temperature Regulation
족부의 냉각과 가온이 행동성 체온조절에 미치는 영향
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Jeong, Woon-Seon
(Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Andong National University)
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정운선
(안동대학교 생활과학대학 의류학과)
- Published : 2007.12.29
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of the thermally different states of human feet on temperature regulation in winter season. Five healthy female students of age 20 volunteered as subjects to participate in the study. Physiological responses such as rectal temperature and skin temperatures as well as subjective responses of thermal comfort and thermal sensation were observed. Preferred clothing and preferred temperature were also evaluated in terms of behavioral temperature regulation. The results obtained through the experiment were statistically analyzed using paired t test. Rectal temperature was decreased greater (p<.01) and mean skin temperature was maintained higher (p<.01) in feet wanning than in feet cooling. Results of preferred clothing were coincident with those of general thermal sensation. There was a higher tendency to prefer temperature in feet wanning than feet cooling in the morning. It was concluded that keeping feet skin temperature lower in the early morning and higher in the late evening would be effective in terms of regulating circadian rhythm of core temperature.
Keywords
- temperature regulation;
- feet immersion;
- thermal sensation;
- preferred clothing;
- preferred temperature