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How well a house is lit could impact the amount of passive exercise someone with a vision impairment is getting in their house, according to international research. Simple physical tasks at home like walking through the house, making the bed and doing the dishes can have benefits for the health and independence of older people but vision impairments can curtail this activity, the researchers say. They recruited 153 over-60s who had or were at risk of glaucoma, and compared their activity within their own homes with the quality of lighting in each house. The researchers say the brighter a house was lit, the more daily steps the participant was likely to walk and the faster they were likely to move within their home. They say more research should be done on whether modifications to lighting can help older people with visual impairments keep up basic physical tasks.
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About The Study: The results of this study demonstrated that home environment features, particularly lighting, may influence home activity metrics in older adults with visual impairment. Further prospective studies would be needed to confirm if home modifications can improve at-home activity.
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