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.
M N BöhmerAlyt OppewalM J ValstarP J E BindelsEus J W Van SomerenDederieke A M FestenPublished in: Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR (2022)
Installing dynamic lighting in common living areas for older adults with ID improved the mood and behaviour of the residents up to 14 weeks after placement. Integrated dynamic lighting is a promising, undemanding and potentially effective addition to improve mood and behaviour in care organisations for people with ID, but does not seem to do so by improving sleep or sleep-wake rhythms.