openalexFrontiers in Psychology2026-07-23
Designing for calm: exploring the impact of colored light on autonomic regulation and anxiety in patients awaiting cataract surgery
Gilles Guerrier, Eva Hardy, Philomène Robert, Nathalie Junod Ponsard, Patrick Renaud, Pierre-Raphaël Rothschild, et al.
Objective To explore whether immersive colored light can be used as a design intervention to reduce preoperative anxiety and modulate autonomic nervous system activity in patients awaiting cataract surgery. Background Preoperative anxiety is common and often underestimated. Envir…