Comparisons of Portable Sleep Monitors of Different Modalities: Potential as Naturalistic Sleep Recorders

摘要

BackgroundHumans spend more than one-fourth of their life sleeping, and sleep quality has been significantly linked to health. However, the objective examination of ambulatory sleep quality remains a challenge, since sleep is a state of unconsciousness, which limits the reliability of self-reports. Therefore, a non-invasive, continuous, and objective method for the recording and analysis of naturalistic sleep is required.