LIGHTING PREFERENCES IN INDIVIDUAL OFFICES

Abstract Workplaces with good daylighting offer visual comfort to users, give them a series of physiological and psychological benefits and allow good performance of visual activities, besides saving energy.However, this solution is not always adopted: lighting type preferences involve many variables besides the availability of daylight.This paper

Objective: To examine the association between grip strength and history of falls among older individuals, and to assess the possible mediating effect of balance problems on this relationship.Method: Data originate from KORA (Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg)-Age Study of 808 individuals (65 years and above).Follow-up assessment