Chronic subclinical hypothermia: home care alert.
Chronic subclinical hypothermia poses a serious challenge to home health nurses because the condition may negatively impact the plan of care for very old and frail clients. This article provides a review of age-associated changes in thermoregulation, discusses the ways in which these changes may affect an elderly client's response to care, and offers home care interventions for individuals with chronic subclinical hypothermia.
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Redlands Community College, Nursing Department, El Reno, Oklahoma, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010347:Patient Care Planning