A Tailored Internet of Things Lighting Solution to Support Circadian Rhythms and Wellbeing for People Living with Dementia

Kate Turley, Joseph Rafferty, Raymond Bond, Assumpta Ryan, Maurice Mulvenna, Lloyd Crawford

2024

Abstract

Light is a requirement for setting and maintaining the body’s circadian rhythm, however our knowledge of the spectral content, timing and duration of lighting exposure for the indoors is not well defined. For people living with dementia, this knowledge gap is important to address since they experience more heavily disrupted circadian rhythms, which can heighten symptoms of sundowning, agitation, low mood and poor sleep quality. This paper focuses on the required design aspects for a dynamic lighting and sensing device tailored towards supporting the wellbeing of people living with dementia. The authors discuss the current understanding of lighting for health, identify the gaps to be addressed and propose the design and research protocol for an indoor lighting and sensing solution. The device is currently deployed within a care home and analysis of results is forthcoming.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Turley K., Rafferty J., Bond R., Ryan A., Mulvenna M. and Crawford L. (2024). A Tailored Internet of Things Lighting Solution to Support Circadian Rhythms and Wellbeing for People Living with Dementia. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE; ISBN 978-989-758-700-9, SciTePress, pages 190-197. DOI: 10.5220/0012650100003699

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ict4awe24,
author={Kate Turley and Joseph Rafferty and Raymond Bond and Assumpta Ryan and Maurice Mulvenna and Lloyd Crawford},
title={A Tailored Internet of Things Lighting Solution to Support Circadian Rhythms and Wellbeing for People Living with Dementia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE},
year={2024},
pages={190-197},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012650100003699},
isbn={978-989-758-700-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE
TI - A Tailored Internet of Things Lighting Solution to Support Circadian Rhythms and Wellbeing for People Living with Dementia
SN - 978-989-758-700-9
AU - Turley K.
AU - Rafferty J.
AU - Bond R.
AU - Ryan A.
AU - Mulvenna M.
AU - Crawford L.
PY - 2024
SP - 190
EP - 197
DO - 10.5220/0012650100003699
PB - SciTePress