Analyzing the association between heat and utilization of inpatient care: evidence from Dresden University Hospital (Germany)
The findings based on routine data from one German university hospital indicate that moderate heat can impact hospitalizations for certain diseases, at temperatures above 30 °C, no evidence for a statistically significant association was found, possibly due to a lack of statistical power or behavioural adaptations. This underlines the need for low-threshold preventive measures in response to the health risks associated with rising temperatures.
Authors
- Andreas Staudt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9905-1999)
- Jens Weidner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4373-8147)
- Elisa Henke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5002-2676)
- Martin Sedlmayr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9888-8460)
- Sophia Grummt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5094-1456)
- Jakob Thiel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1951-1678)
Institutions
- University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24804-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung