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Efficacy of light intervention in improving mood and behaviour, but not sleep in intellectually disabled older adults

Por: Annarumma · L. · De Gennaro · L. — Septiembre 26th 2023 at 16:14

Commentary on: Böhmer MN, Oppewal A, Valstar MJ, Bindels PJE, van Someren EJW, Maes-Festen DAM. Light up: an intervention study of the effect of environmental dynamic lighting on sleep-wake rhythm, mood and behaviour in older adults with intellectual disabilities. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2022 Oct;66(10):756–781. doi: 10.1111/jir.12969. Epub 2022 Aug 25.

CommentaryImplications for practice and research

  • Increasing light exposure in care facilities improves mood and behaviour in older adults with intellectual disability (ID).

  • Light exposure protocols should be implemented and investigated to determine the optimal intervention parameters.

    •  Context

    Sleep problems are frequently experienced by older adults with ID living in residential care facilities1 due to instability and disruption of their sleep-wake rhythm.2 Light exposures protocols have been shown to improve sleep-wake rhythm, mood and behaviour in several clinical conditions, but literature in older adults with ID is still quite...
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