Rest-activity and light exposure patterns in the home setting: A methodological case study

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 353-361

  Higgins, Patricia A ^a   Hornick, Thomas R ^a   Figueiro, Mariana G ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian disruption; Wavelength sensitive light meter

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; AGED; ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MALE; PERCEPTION; REST; SENSOR; SLEEP PATTERN; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC USE; LIGHT; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; OHIO; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM;

EID: 77953632392     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317510363467     Document Type: Article

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