Actigraphic sleep tracking and wearables: Historical context, scientific applications and guidelines, limitations, and considerations for commercial sleep devices

MA Grandner, ME Rosenberger - Sleep and health, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective estimation of sleep can utilize a range of technologies. For field-based recordings,
the most accepted approach is “actigraphy,” or movement-based estimation of sleep versus …

The measurement of sleep by actigraphy: direct comparison of 2 commercially available actigraphs in a nonclinical population

K Benson, L Friedman, A Noda, D Wicks… - Sleep, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: To compare 2 commercially available actigraphs. Design:
Subjects wore the Actiwatch® L and the Basic Mini-otionlogger® for 2 nights. Setting …

Sleep-Wake Behavior in Elite Athletes: A Mixed-Method Approach

K de Blasiis, H Joncheray, J Elefteriou… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Using a mixed-method approach, this investigation aimed to examine athletes'
sleeping patterns along with the socio-physiological acute and chronic stressors affecting …

Performance of seven consumer sleep-tracking devices compared with polysomnography

ED Chinoy, JA Cuellar, KE Huwa, JT Jameson… - Sleep, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives Consumer sleep-tracking devices are widely used and becoming
more technologically advanced, creating strong interest from researchers and clinicians for …

24 h Accelerometry: impact of sleep-screening methods on estimates of sedentary behaviour and physical activity while awake

K Meredith-Jones, S Williams, B Galland… - Journal of Sports …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Although accelerometers can assess sleep and activity over 24 h, sleep data must be
removed before physical activity and sedentary time can be examined appropriately. We …

Validation of an automated sleep detection algorithm using data from multiple accelerometer brands

T Plekhanova, AV Rowlands, MJ Davies… - Journal of Sleep …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
To evaluate the criterion validity of an automated sleep detection algorithm applied to data
from three research‐grade accelerometers worn on each wrist with concurrent laboratory …

Sleep regularity in athletes: Comparing sex, competitive level and sport type

L Alves Facundo, VM Brant, RC Guerreiro… - Chronobiology …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to describe the athletes' sleep regularity using the Sleep Regularity Index
(SRI) and determine whether factors, such as sex, competitive level and sport type, could …

Opal actigraphy (activity and sleep) measures compared to ActiGraph: A validation study

VV Shah, BH Brumbach, S Pearson, P Vasilyev, E King… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Physical activity and sleep monitoring in daily life provide vital information to track health
status and physical fitness. The aim of this study was to establish concurrent validity for the …

Measuring sleep: accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of wrist actigraphy compared to polysomnography

M Marino, Y Li, MN Rueschman, JW Winkelman… - Sleep, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: We validated actigraphy for detecting sleep and wakefulness versus
polysomnography (PSG). Design: Actigraphy and polysomnography were simultaneously …

The athlete's sleep paradox prompts us to reconsider the dose-response relationship of physical activity and sleep

RS Falck, E Stamatakis, T Liu-Ambrose - British Journal of Sports …, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
Sleep is also crucial for athletic performance and recovery. 2 Even though physical activity
(PA) and exercise improve sleep, 3 poor sleep is prevalent among elite-level athletes. 4 We …