Summary
The paper discusses a protocol for implementing a home-based lighting intervention in older adults, with a focus on improving sleep disturbances and potentially slowing disease progression in conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.
Categories
Dementia: The paper discusses how sleep disturbances, common in older adults, may contribute to disease progression in conditions such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's disease: The paper explores the potential of light therapy as a simple and cost-effective intervention to improve sleep and potentially slow disease progression in Alzheimer's disease.
Sleep and insomnia: The paper focuses on addressing sleep disturbances in older adults, including insomnia, through a home-based lighting intervention.
Cognitive function and memory: The paper discusses how poor sleep can cause deficits in synaptic plasticity and memory, which may contribute to cognitive decline in conditions like Alzheimer's disease.
Aging: The paper focuses on older adults and discusses how aging is associated with impaired circadian rhythms and sleep disturbances.
Lighting Design Considerations: The paper discusses the implementation of a whole-home tunable lighting system designed to improve sleep in older adults.
Phototherapy: The paper explores the use of light therapy as a potential intervention for improving sleep and slowing disease progression in conditions like Alzheimer's disease.
Author(s)
JE Elliott, CE Tinsley, C Reynolds, RJ Olson
Publication Year
2022
Number of Citations
2
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