Lighting effects on older adults' visual and nonvisual performance: A systematic review

X Lu, NK Park, S Ahrentzen - Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Lighting plays an important role in daily life: It helps people perform daily activities
independently and safely, and also benefits their health. This study assesses the research …

Lighting up living spaces to improve mood and cognitive performance in older adults

N Shishegar, M Boubekri - Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent studies reported that bright light exposure can impact mood and cognitive functions
in various age groups. However, these studies have not adequately addressed the effects of …

Coping strategies, vision-related quality of life, and emotional health in managing retinitis pigmentosa: a survey study

K Anil, G Garip - BMC ophthalmology, 2018 - Springer
Background Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of genetic progressive retinal dystrophies that
may adversely affect daily life. Those with RP should develop adaptive coping strategies to …

Improved indoor lighting improved healthy aging at home–an intervention study in 77-year-old Norwegians

HK Falkenberg, TM Kvikstad… - Journal of Multidisciplinary …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Healthy aging and good quality of life is important to allow older people to live
at home. Lighting is a significant environmental attribute promoting visual, physical, and …

Effects of lighting on ECG, visual performance and psychology of the elderly

Y Wang, H Huang, G Chen - Optik, 2020 - Elsevier
Research has explored the effects of illuminance and correlated color temperature (CCT) of
indoor lighting on visual performance, mood and physiological parameters of the elderly …

Understanding older adults' perception and usage of indoor lighting in independent senior living

D Kim, C Chang, J Margrett - HERD: Health Environments …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The main purpose of this research is to examine the lighting condition and residents'
perception of lighting in a senior retirement community in order to understand various …

Cost‐effectiveness of basic vision rehabilitation (The basic VRS‐effect study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

L Hernández‐Moreno, H Senra, P Lewis… - Ophthalmic and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To investigate the cost‐effectiveness of a basic vision rehabilitation service (basic‐
VRS) in Portugal. We designed a parallel group, randomised controlled trial whose aim is to …

Exploring Methodological Considerations: A Literature Review on How Lighting Affects the Sleep and Cognition in Healthy Older Adults

M Fani, N Sharp - Journal of Daylighting, 2024 - solarlits.com
The impacts of lighting conditions on human circadian rhythms, sleep quality, and cognitive
performance have been extensively investigated in the past two decades; however, these …

[PDF][PDF] Lighting design for the aging eyes

AC Kunduraci - MATTER: International Journal of Science and …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Lighting allows users to accomplish their tasks, feel safe and understand the surrounding
environment. Therefore, it is an inseparable component of buildings. Building codes, energy …

Acceptance and adjustment: A qualitative study of experiences of hearing and vision impairments and daily life among oldest old recipients of home care

GG Haanes, EOC Hall… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The severity of age‐related hearing and vision impairments increases with age.
Such sensory impairments are risk factors for functional decline, reduced social …