TITLE:
Feasibility and acceptability of wrist actigraph in assessing sleep quality and sleep quantity: A home-based pilot study in healthy volunteers
AUTHORS:
Zaswiza Mohamad Noor, Alesha J. Smith, Simon S. Smith, Lisa M. Nissen
KEYWORDS:
Actigraphy; Sleep Quality; Sleep Quantity; Home-Based; Good Sleepers
JOURNAL NAME:
Health,
Vol.5 No.8B,
August
15,
2013
ABSTRACT: Purpose: This study aimed to determine the feasibility and acceptability
of actigraphy to monitor sleep quality and quantity in healthy self-rated good
sleeper adults at home-based settings. Method: Sixteen healthy volunteers (age
> 18) were invited to participate. Each participant was provided with a
wrist actigraph device to be worn for 24-hour/day for seven consecutive
days to monitor their sleep-wake patterns. Actigraphy data were downloaded using-proprietary software to generate an individual-sleep report. Participants also
completed a set of self-reported Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) using
WHO (five) Well Being Index (WBI) questionnaires. Results: Actigraphy was well
accepted by all participants. Only 43.8% of the participants achieved normal
total sleep time (TST) and 62.5% had a mean sleep efficiency value below the
normal range. Despite a reduced quality of sleep among the participants, the
self-reported HRQOL scores produced by the WHO-5
WBI showed a “fair” to “good” among the participants. Conclusions: To
maintain healthy well-being, it is vital to have efficient and quality sleep.
Insufficient and poor sleep may contribute to various health problems and hazardous
outcomes. People often believe they have normal and efficient sleep, not
realising they may be developing poor sleep habits. This study found that
actigraphy can be easily utilized to monitor sleep-wake patterns at home-based
settings. We proposed that actigraphy could be adapted for use in the primary
care settings (e.g. community pharmacy) to improve the sleep health management
in the community.