title: Creating healthy nursing home environment via lighting interventions: a theoretical approach.
abstract: In the Netherlands long-term care facilities made investments in order to improve the well-being of their residents and to support healthcare professionals in their daily task. Light is one of the technical solutions that might be contribute to support the well-being of older residents in long-term care facilities. This study investigates which possibilities are available to enrich the current situation to support the well-being, activities of daily living, and quality of life of older residents from lighting perspective. The light measurements show that the conditions are low and the value of 750 lux mainly reached on measurements points close to the window area. In this field study the light conditions are improved through a static lighting system. Further research is needed in order to investigate how the new light plan affect the quality of life and to define light guidelines for long-term care facilities.
authors: Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health Care, Research Centre for Innovation in Health Care, Research Group Demand Driven Care, Bolognalaan 101, 3584 CJ Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors: Emelieke R C M
authors: ER
authors: Huisman
authors: Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health Care, Research Centre for Innovation in Health Care, Research Group Demand Driven Care, Bolognalaan 101, 3584 CJ Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors: Helianthe S M
authors: HS
authors: Kort
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006801:Humans; D008029:Lighting; D009426:Netherlands; D009735:Nursing Homes; D011788:Quality of Life