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| Title: |
Actigraphy in Older Adults: Comparison of Means and Variability of Three Different Aggregates of Measurement |
| Author: |
Rowe, Meredeth McCrae, Christina Campbell, Judy Horne, Claydell Tiegs, Tom Lehman, Brandy Cheng, Jing |
| Appeared in: |
Behavioral sleep medicine |
| Paging: | Volume 6 (2008) nr. 2 pages 127-145 |
| Year: |
2008-04 |
| Contents: |
Actigraphy has emerged as a valuable method for measuring natural sleep patterns; however, it is unclear how many consecutive nights should be measured and what sleep parameter values are typical of older adults. This study examined sleep in relatively healthy community-based older adults for 14 consecutive days. The findings present comparison values for Actiwatch-L actigraphy in older adults, and can be used to determine an appropriate length of measurement. When using means of the aggregate period, a 3-day aggregate is comparable to the values obtained over 7- or 14-day aggregates. However, if variability of the sleep parameter is of interest, a minimum of a 7-day aggregate is needed, and 14-day aggregates are better when measuring sleep onset latency. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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