Healthy Spaces for Older Folks (10-26-21)
Engelen, Rahmann, and de Jong reviewed published studies to learn more about how design influences Quality of Life (QoL) of older individuals.
Engelen, Rahmann, and de Jong reviewed published studies to learn more about how design influences Quality of Life (QoL) of older individuals.
Learning from pandemic experiences
Shepley, Kolakowski, Ziebarth, and Valenzuela-Mendoza assessed how the COVID-19 pandemic will influence the design health, hospitality, and senior care environments.
Weuve and teammates studied links between noise levels experienced at home and cognitive issues.
Investigators have found that varying lighting in nursing homes during the course of the day, so that light intensity and color mimics lighting conditions outdoors, supports better sleep among residents.
Making positive life experiences more likely
Travers and her colleagues investigated the link between walkability and actual walking among a group of Australian adults over 65 years old.
Papalambros and her team have learned that hearing pink noise while sleeping can enhance sleep quality and memory performance the day after the pink noise is heard among older individuals.
Bedrosian and Nelson studied how being exposed to light at night influences wellbeing and mood.
In much of the developed world, people seem to be struggling to get enough “good” sleep. Design can make it easier for us to drift gently off into healthy sleep—and to stay asleep—whether we’re at home, visiting a hotel, in a hospital bed, or trying to take a nap break at work.