Happy Living in Darkness! Indoor Lighting in Relation to Activities of Daily Living,Visual and General Health in 75-Year-Olds Living at Home |
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| Authors: | Grethe Eilertsen Gunnar Horgen Tor Martin Kvikstad Helle K Falkenberg |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Health Sciences, Buskerud and Vestfold University College, Drammen, Norwaygrethe.eilertsen@hbv.no;3. Department of Optometry and Visual Science, Buskerud and Vestfold University College, Drammen, Norway;4. Department of Industrial Economics, Buskerud and Vestfold University College, Drammen, Norway |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTLighting has been identified as a significant environmental attribute for promoting vision and general health among older people, enabling successful aging at home, but it has received little attention in the literature. Indoor lighting levels, self-reported vision and general health, and activities of daily life were measured in 114 healthy 75-year-old Norwegians. Despite very low levels of indoor lighting, the subjects were happy and healthy. There is a large discrepancy between self-assessed health and recommended lighting levels, and low awareness of the effect of lighting on age-related vision loss or daily living in the future. Knowledge of how to utilize indoor lighting to ensure healthy and safe aging in the home is needed. |
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| Keywords: | indoor lighting home environment healthy aging vision health promotion |
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