title: Prevention of hypothermia.
abstract: This article examines normal thermoregulation and the changes in temperature control associated with the ageing process. Factors that influence hypothermia in older people are identified and the article concludes with advice that nurses may give to older people to prevent hypothermia.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Dundee.
authors.forename: Ella
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McLafferty
authors.forename: Alistair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farley
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hendry
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D001364:Awareness; D001831:Body Temperature; D004496:Education, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*