Evaluation of substituting a sleep diary by smartwatch measurement
- The importance of sleep for human life is enormous. It affects physical, mental, and psychological health. Therefore, it is vital to recognise sleep disorders in a timely manner in order to be able to initiate therapy. There are two methods for measuring sleep-related parameters - objective and subjective. Whether the substitution of a subjective method for an objective one is possible is investigated in this paper. Such replacement may bring several advantages, including increased comfort for the user. To answer this research question, a study was conducted in which 75 overnight recordings were evaluated. The primary purpose of this study was to compare both ways of measurement for total sleep time and sleep efficiency, which are essential parameters for, e.g., insomnia diagnosis and treatment. The evaluation results demonstrated that, on average, there are 32 minutes of difference between the two measurement methods when total sleep time is analysed. In contrast, on average, both measurement methods differ by 7.5% for sleep efficiency measurement. It should also be noted that people typically overestimate total sleep time and efficiency with the subjective method, where the perceived values are measured.
Author of HS Reutlingen | Martínez Madrid, Natividad |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:rt2-opus4-39891 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.34645/opus-3989 |
ISBN: | 978-3-00-074291-0 |
Erschienen in: | Hardware and software supporting physiological measurement (HSPM-2022) |
Publisher: | Hochschule Reutlingen |
Place of publication: | Reutlingen |
Document Type: | Conference proceeding |
Language: | English |
Publication year: | 2022 |
Page Number: | 3 |
First Page: | 6 |
Last Page: | 8 |
DDC classes: | 004 Informatik |
Open access?: | Ja |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |