Abstract Physiotherapy centers represent a special environment since different activities are performed by the occupants, i.e., therapists and patients, who might have very different ages, metabolic rates, health status and clothing, as well as perform various types of treatment. In this framework, this study aims to provide an original contribution to the literature with new experimental data of objective and subjective assessment of thermal comfort conditions in these facilities. Thermal comfort in four physiotherapy centers in Northern Italy and Denmark was analyzed during the heating season according to the PMV-PPD model and to a subjective approach, performing long- and short-term measurements of ambient parameters and submitting questionnaires to both therapists and patients, before and after therapies. Patients preferred temperature ranges of 22.5–24.5 °C and 20–22.5 °C, respectively during static and dynamic treatments, while therapists seemed to better adapt to the environment by adjusting their clothing level. Therapists and patients differed only in thermal satisfaction and only in some of the centers. Gender, age, health and clothing were found significant parameters. After therapy, patients’ answers showed variations only for thermal satisfaction in some centers where static therapies are performed, and for thermal sensation in cases of dynamic therapies. Thermal perception was generally closer to neutrality than predicted with the PMV-PPD model. As a whole, if integrated with other similar works, these results can be exploited to support the development of a database for creating guidelines to address the requirements of the two categories of occupants.

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理疗中心热舒适度的主客观评价

摘要 物理治疗中心代表了一个特殊的环境，因为居住者（即治疗师和患者）进行不同的活动，他们的年龄、代谢率、健康状况和衣着可能非常不同，并进行各种类型的治疗。在此框架内，本研究旨在为文献提供原创性贡献，提供这些设施中热舒适条件的客观和主观评估的新实验数据。根据 PMV-PPD 模型和主观方法，对意大利北部和丹麦的四个理疗中心在供暖季节的热舒适度进行分析，对环境参数进行长期和短期测量，并向治疗师和患者提交调查问卷，治疗前后。在静态和动态治疗期间，患者偏好的温度范围分别为 22.5–24.5 °C 和 20–22.5 °C，而治疗师似乎通过调整衣服水平来更好地适应环境。治疗师和患者仅在热满意度方面存在差异，并且仅在某些中心有所不同。性别、年龄、健康和服装被发现是重要的参数。治疗后，患者的答案仅在一些进行静态治疗的中心的热满意度和动态治疗的情况下显示出热感觉的变化。热感知通常比 PMV-PPD 模型预测的更接近中性。整体而言，如果与其他同类作品结合，