• Actigraphy is a non-invasive method of monitoring human rest/activity cycles. A small actigraph unit, also called an actimetry sensor, is worn for a week...
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  • non-invasive. An actigraphy over several days can show longer sleep periods, which are characteristic for idiopathic hypersomnia. Actigraphy is also helpful...
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    with findings that may be skewed due to the "first night effect". The actigraphy, a sleep-tracking device that is worn on one's wrist, was developed in...
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  • costly, but still supportive tool in the clinical diagnosis. The use of actigraphy can be promising in the diagnostical assessment of NREM-related parasomnias...
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    first clinical sleep laboratory was developed at Stanford. The first actigraphy device was made in 1978 by Krupke, and continuous positive airway pressure...
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    period. Actigraphy is a useful, objective wrist-worn tool if the validity of self-reported sleep diaries or questionnaires is questionable. Actigraphy works...
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    and wake patterns. To measure sleep variables candidly, patients wear actigraphy watches that record sleep onset, wake time, and many other physiological...
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  • are usually placed on anterior tibialis muscle. Recent studies showed actigraphy may be combined to PSG as a screening tool for PLMD diagnosis. Actigraphs...
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    transportation challenges for underserved populations and is more cost-effective. Actigraphy can provide a cost-effective method to diagnose sleeping disorders. Neighborhoods...
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  • over a fixed distance) Laser surface velocimeters for moving surfaces Actigraphy Air pollution sensor Analog image processing Atomic force microscopy Atomic...
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  • Geriatric Nursing" (PDF). Martin, Jennifer L.; Hakim, Alex D. (2011). "Wrist Actigraphy". Chest. 139 (6): 1514–1527. doi:10.1378/chest.10-1872. PMC 3109647. PMID 21652563...
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    also use simplified electrocardiography (EKG) for cardiac activity and actigraphy for motor movements. The electrical activity seen on an EEG represents...
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  • heart rate, heart rate variability, breathing rate, breathing volume, actigraphy and other activity measurements like step counting and cadence. Hexoskin...
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    The sleep diary can be replaced or validated by the use of out-patient actigraphy for a week or more, using a non-invasive device that measures movement...
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    example of scientific knowledge being transferred into the public sphere. Actigraphy (also known as actimetry) ARNTL ARNTL2 Bacterial circadian rhythms Circadian...
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    consequences on patients' health and quality of life. Polysomnography and actigraphy are tests commonly ordered for diagnosing sleep disorders. Sleep disorders...
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  • the blind, unknown cause for the sighted Diagnostic method Sleep diary, actigraphy Treatment Medication Medication Tasimelteon, melatonin Frequency 50–70%...
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  • months and are associated with the shift work schedules. Sleep log and/or actigraphy monitoring (with sleep diaries) demonstrate for more than 14 days (work...
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  • schedule during treatment. Other ways to monitor the sleep schedule are actigraphy or use of a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine that can...
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  • from two additional families. The clinical histories, sleep logs and actigraphy patterns of subject families were used to define a hereditary circadian...
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    as the person's quality of life and sleep. Polysomnography (PSG) and actigraphy (both related to sleep parameters) are more objective resources that provide...
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  • and the Stanford Sleepiness Scale, and also by objective tests, like actigraphy, psychomotor vigilance task, maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT), multiple...
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  • Patty Susan Freedson is an American kinesiologist and expert on actigraphy. She is a professor emerita and former chair of the kinesiology department at...
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    Sleepiness, alertness, well-being, mood DLMO (phase estimate) Longitudinal Actigraphy Genetic approaches genome-wide association study candidate gene epigenomics...
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    disorders is successful. Sleep diaries may be used in conjunction with actigraphy. In addition to being a useful tool for medical professionals in the diagnosis...
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    Look up smart band in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sleep tracking Actigraphy eHealth Internet of Things Quantified self, movement to record, analyze...
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    Journals (Journals) Sleep-Wake Actigraphy and Light Exposure During Spaceflight-Long (Sleep-Long) Sleep-Wake Actigraphy and Light Exposure During Spaceflight-Short...
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    by enforcing conventional sleep and wake times. Sleep–wake logs and/or actigraphy monitoring for at least two weeks document a consistent habitual pattern...
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  • rate were inaccurate in comparison to other monitoring methods such as actigraphy. Hinchliffe, Emma (19 November 2016). "The next frontier in wearables...
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    mission control were found and reported using techniques such as wrist actigraphy, the psychomotor vigilance test, and various subjective measures. A general...
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