Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về sinh học được đăng trên tạp chí hóa học quốc tế đề tài : Indoors illumination and seasonal changes in mood and behavior are associated with the health-related quality of life | BioMed Central Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Research Indoors illumination and seasonal changes in mood and behavior are associated with the health-related quality of life Sharon Grimaldi Timo Partonen Samuli I Saarni Arpo Aromaa and Jouko Lonnqvist Open Access Address National Public Health Institute Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research Helsinki Finland Email Sharon Grimaldi - Timo Partonen - Samuli I Saarni - Arpo Aromaa - Jouko Lonnqvist - Corresponding author Published I August 2008 Received 28 November 2007 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008 6 56 doi 1477-7525-6-56 Accepted 1 August 2008 This article is available from http content 6 I 56 2008 Grimaldi et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Objective Seasonal changes in mood and behavior are common in a general population being of relevance to public health. We wanted to analyze whether the HRQoL is associated with the seasonal changes in mood and behavior. Because the shortage of exposure to daylight or artificial bright light has been linked to the occurrence of the seasonal changes we wanted to know whether illumination indoors contributes to the HRQoL. Methods Of the sample of 7979 individuals being representative of the Finnish general population aged 30 and over 88 were interviewed face to face and 84 participated in the health status examination after which the self-report assessment of the HRQoL and the seasonal changes in mood and behavior took place. The illumination levels experienced indoors were asked during the interview and the 12-item General Health Questionnaire GHQ-12 was .
