Qualitative results
During the qualitative interviews, several themes emerged about the impacts of light and illumination on social integration and psycho-social health of participants, their families, and their communities in this study. We mapped these major themes to the socio-structural conditions (macro-level), social networks (mezzo-level), psychosocial mechanisms (micro-level), and Pathways domains proposed by Berkman, Glass, Brissette, and Seeman’s model linking social networks and health (A modified Berkman, Glass, Brissette, and Seeman conceptual model elucidating the impact of light on social integration and health.