Light therapy is increasingly administered and studied as a non-pharmacologic treatment for a variety of healthrelated problems, including treatment of people with dementia. Light therapy comes in a variety of ways, ranging from being exposed to daylight, to being exposed to light emitted by light boxes …

Light therapy is increasingly administered and studied as a non-pharmacologic treatment for a variety of health-related problems, including treatment of people with dementia. Light therapy comes in a variety of ways, ranging from being exposed to daylight, to being exposed to light emitted by light boxes …

Dit artikel behandelt een studie naar de lichtsituatie in veelgebruikte ruimten van zeven verpleeghuizen in Nederland. Er is onderzoek verricht naar de horizontale en verticale verlichtingssterkte (combinatie kunstlicht en daglicht) en kleurtemperatuur. De lichtsituatie blijkt matig te zijn. Het is van …

In: Tenner, A., Schoutens, T., Beersma D. (eds.) Symposium Proceedings Light & Care 2010. 10 November 2010, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. November 10th, 2010. Published by Light & Health Research Foundation, Eindhoven, the Netherlands

Over 40% of nursing home residents in the Netherlands are estimated to have visual impairments. In this study, light conditions in Dutch nursing homes were assessed in terms of horizontal and vertical illuminances and colour temperature. Results showed that in the seven nursing homes vertical illuminances …

Aim and objectives. To improve (eye)care in nursing homes by reporting and assessing visual functioning to enhance professional caregivers' awareness of visual problems. Background. Older adults experience visual problems owing to biological ageing or eye disease. In the Netherlands, the prevalence of …

Purpose In the Netherlands 43% of nursing home residents have visual impairments1. Visual impairments can be a result of the normal ageing process or specific diseases. Vision impairment can result in the loss of basic visual abilities: acuity, contrast sensitivity, or visual field 2. In 56% of the cases …

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