Abstract
With the rapid population ageing in Europe and in Denmark, there is an increasing interest in technologies and designs that can support the elderly citizens in sustaining well-being and health along with preventing functional decline [1]. To date, the designs of lighting systems in elderly housing are simple and primarily made to support only visual acuity without taking into account other parameters [2]. But elderly people have higher demands on quality of light as their body has to cope with immobility, pathologies and age-related functional decline [3].
In this context, this paper investigates the development of a personalised and adaptive intelligent system [4] to adjust the lighting design in order to improve well-being and comfort levels, as well as to meet the needs of elderly people at home. To this goal, circadian adjusted LED-based (CaLED) lighting is used, which can reflect the rhythm of out-door daylight. CaLED lighting seems that may positively influence age-related needs, mood, cognition, alertness, sleep and improve well-being in general [5][6].
To build this intelligent system 3 different types of data are considered and cross-checked: a) medical (biofactors), b) sensor-based (activity detection, actigraphy, etc.) and c) anthropological (mood and behaviour). This way, the effect of circadian lighting on well-being, can be also documented, before this new technology can be recommended for implementation in elderly housing. A test installation is planned at “Sundhedshuset” in Albertslund, Denmark: 15 flats with frail elderly and 9 flats with people with dementia are used.
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[6] Kuijsters, A., Redi, J., de Ruyter, B., & Heynderickx, I. (2015). Lighting to make you feel better: Improving the mood of elderly people with affective ambiences. PloS one, 10(7), e0132732.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 15th International Symposium on Ambient Intelligence and Embedded Systems |
Publication date | Sept 2016 |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2016 |
Event | 15th International Symposium on Ambient Intelligence and Embedded Systems - TEI of Crete, Heraklion, Greece Duration: 22 Sept 2016 → 24 Sept 2016 http://amies.international-symposium.org/ |
Conference
Conference | 15th International Symposium on Ambient Intelligence and Embedded Systems |
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Location | TEI of Crete |
Country/Territory | Greece |
City | Heraklion |
Period | 22/09/2016 → 24/09/2016 |
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