Visual functioning of aging care professionals and the influence of light, a brief literature study

Efthymia Apodoulianaki; Mirjam van Tilborg; Helianthe S M Kort

Visual functioning of aging care professionals and the influence of light, a brief literature study

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2015:217:405-10.

Authors

Efthymia Apodoulianaki¹, Mirjam van Tilborg², Helianthe S M Kort¹

Affiliations

¹ Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of the Built Environment, Unit of Building Physics, Den Dolech 2, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
² 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.

PMID: 26294505

Abstract

Ageing is an important factor that affects visual functioning. In the Netherlands the average age in healthcare facilities is on increase. The current study is a preliminary literature review regarding the influence of light on the visual functioning of the aging workforce and their related tasks.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aging / physiology*
Health Facilities*
Health Personnel*
Humans
Light*
Netherlands
Vision, Ocular / physiology*