Abstract

Summary

The paper studies the daily and seasonal variation in light exposure among the Old Order Amish, and how this may contribute to their lower rates of seasonal affective disorder, short sleep, delayed sleep phase, eveningness, and metabolic dysregulation.
Categories

Categories

Seasonal affective disorder: The paper discusses how the Old Order Amish's unique lifestyle and light exposure patterns may contribute to their lower rates of seasonal affective disorder.
Sleep and insomnia: The paper explores how the Old Order Amish's light exposure patterns may contribute to their lower rates of short sleep and delayed sleep phase.
Diabetes and metabolic syndrome: The paper discusses how the Old Order Amish's light exposure patterns may contribute to their lower rates of metabolic dysregulation.
Shift work: The paper discusses how the Old Order Amish's unique lifestyle, which does not involve shift work, may contribute to their health outcomes.
Phototherapy: The paper discusses how the Old Order Amish's unique light exposure patterns, which are more natural and less influenced by artificial light, may contribute to their health outcomes.
Lighting Design Considerations: The paper discusses how the Old Order Amish's unique light exposure patterns, which are influenced by their use of non-grid-fed lights, may contribute to their health outcomes.
Authors

Author(s)

EE Lee, A Amritwar, LE Hong, I Mohyuddin
Publication Date

Publication Year

2020
Citations

Number of Citations

10
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