Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is thought to affect almost 1 billion people worldwide. OSA
has well established cardiovascular and neurocognitive sequelae, although the optimal …

Introduction: The purpose of this systematic review is to provide supporting evidence for a
clinical practice guideline on the use of actigraphy. Methods: The American Academy of …

Objectives Actigraphy is widely used to estimate sleep–wake time, despite limited
information regarding the comparability of different devices and algorithms. We compared …

Insomnia poses significant challenges to public health. It is a common condition associated
with marked impairment in function and quality of life, psychiatric and physical morbidity, and …

To record sleep, actigraph devices are worn on the wrist and record movements that can be
used to estimate sleep parameters with specialized algorithms in computer software …

What is the little button for? This button is pushed at bedtime and awake time to let the
research know what time you went to bed and got up. This button can also be used with the …

Background: Actigraphy is increasingly used in sleep research and the clinical care of
patients with sleep and circadian rhythm abnormalities. The following practice parameters …

Guidance is needed to help clinicians decide which out-of-center (OOC) testing devices are
appropriate for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). A new classification system that …

The accurate estimation of sleep onset is required for many purposes, including the
administration of a behavioural treatment for insomnia called Intensive Sleep Retraining …

Context Coronary artery calcification is a subclinical predictor of coronary heart disease.
Recent studies have found that sleep duration is correlated with established risk factors for …