The SBSM Guide to Actigraphy Monitoring: Clinical and Research Applications
The SBSM Guide to Actigraphy Monitoring: Clinical and Research Applications
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DOI:
10.1080/15402002.2015.1046356
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发表时间:
2015-07-17
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3.1
通讯作者:
Taylor, Daniel J.
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Ancoli-Israel, Sonia;Martin, Jennifer L.;Taylor, Daniel J.
Actigraphs are compact, lightweight, computerized accelerometer-based devices that have been used to evaluate sleep and wake in humans for nearly four decades. 1 While polysomnography (PSG) continues to be the gold standard for recording sleep, wrist actigraphy offers the advantages of being easier to use and less expensive and cumbersome. Although actigraphy should not be viewed as a substitute for PSG when an overnight sleep study is indicated (eg, when EEG parameters are needed or sleep disorders requiring PSG are suspected), actigraphy allows for extended continuous recording of both nocturnal and daytime sleep periods for days or weeks in the patient’s home sleep environment. Actigraphy can therefore yield information that is not captured during a single night in the sleep laboratory or via portable ambulatory monitoring. These features are particularly advantageous in select patient groups such as those with suspected circadian rhythm sleep disorders or insomnia complaints, in pediatric patients with sleep difficulties, and in older adults.Actigraphy can also be useful for objectively assessing the impact of clinical interventions such as cognitive behavioral treatment of insomnia (CBT-I) or changes in schedule, such as adjustment to shift work. In addition, actigraphy can provide information about an individual’s sleep patterns and sleep duration prior to quantifying daytime sleepiness with the multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) in order to ensure that the patient’s sleep was typical (ie, not unusually restricted or extended) during the week prior to the MSLT. While not indicated for the diagnosis of medically based sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and restless legs syndrome (RLS), actigraphy can also be used to reliably assess other sleep parameters in these patients; for example, one study found that when subjective data were combined with actigraphy data in patients with sleep-disordered breathing, total sleep time and sleep efficiency did not differ from PSG. 2