Artificial outdoor light at night and depression in older adults in the USA, England, Northern Ireland, and Ireland
Findings from multiple countries suggest that outdoor ALAN exposure is associated with depression in older adults and highlight the value of international longitudinal aging cohorts for investigating the impact of environmental exposures on health.
Authors
- Hüseyin Küçükali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1669-3107)
- Ruth Fiona Hunter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7315-0382)
- Rina So (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2113-3887)
- Giorgio Di Gessa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6154-1845)
- Frank Kee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0606-8167)
- Jennifer D’Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9043-8601)
- Sara D. Adar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8383-485X)
- Bernadette McGuinness (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7028-5633)
- Paola Zaninotto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3036-0499)
- Jinkook Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6209-719X)
- Kayleigh P. Keller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9423-2704)
- Santiago Mc Loughlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1608-765X)
- Joanna Sara Valson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0804-4230)
- Joanne Feeney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-2025)
- Anne Nolan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4597-180X)
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- Economic and Social Research Institute (IE)
- Center for Social and Economic Research (PL)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Istanbul Medipol University (TR)
- Public Health England (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Colorado State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environment International
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2025.109886
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- United Kingdom Clinical Research Collaboration
- Queen's University Belfast
- Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland
- Public Health Agency
- Queen's University
- Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
- Economic and Social Research Council
- Health and Social Care Research and Development Division