Abstract
Introduction:The use of activity monitors for sleep measurement purposes has increased in research and consumer settings. However, validation of such monitors is lacking. This study examined agreement on total sleep time (TST) and sleep efficiency (SE) between polysomnography and three activity monitors - Actiwatch Spectrum Pro (ACT), Fitbit One (FB) and Jawbone UP2 (JB). Differences between polysomnography and each activity monitor, and differences between research-grade ACT and commercial devices FB and JB, were examined.Methods:Twenty-two healthy adults (Mage =29.3, SDage=11.4) had one night of sleep measured by polysomnography and each activity monitor simultaneously in a laboratory. Minute-by-minute data were extracted and compared. Wilcoxon signed-ranks tests assessed statistical differences between measures, and Bland-Altman analyses examined clinically meaningful differences between measures, using cut-offs of ±30 minutes for TST and ±5% for SE.Results:Compared to polysomnography, all activity monitors significantly overestimated TST and SE. Differences between polysomnography and each monitor were also clinically meaningful, as Bland-Altman upper and lower limits of agreement for TST exceeded clinical cut-offs for ACT (-64.7min-+166.1min), FB (-66.1min-+189.2min), and JB (-103.6min-+186.2min). Similarly, upper and lower limits of agreement for SE exceeded clinical cut-offs for ACT (-13.0%-+34.0%), FB (-13.1%-+38.5%), and JB (-20.7%-+37.9%). Compared to ACT, only FB significantly overestimated TST and SE. However, differences between ACT and each of FB and JB were clinically meaningful. For FB, Bland-Altman upper limits of agreement exceeded clinical cut-offs for TST (-18.7min-+40.2min) and SE (-3.8%-+8.1%). For JB, upper and lower limits of agreement exceeded clinical cut-offs for TST (-100.4min-+79.3min) and SE (-20.1%-+16.0%). Agreement between devices decreased as TST and SE decreased. All monitors demonstrated poor specificity (18.8–35.6%), but high sensitivity (94.2–99.2%).Conclusion:Results suggest these models of ACT, FB, and JB cannot be used interchangeably with polysomnography. When activity monitors must be used, such as in field settings, FB and JB cannot replace research-grade ACT. Overall, users should account for each monitor’s potential to overestimate or underestimate TST and SE to an unacceptable degree. Future research should examine within-subject variability over time to determine whether monitors can be used to track long-term sleep patterns.Support (If Any):N/A.
Original language | English |
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Pages | A288-A289 |
Number of pages | 2 |
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Publication status | Published - 28 Apr 2017 |
Event | Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies 2017 - Boston, United States of America Duration: 3 Jun 2017 → 7 Jun 2017 Conference number: 31st |
Conference
Conference | Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies 2017 |
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Abbreviated title | SLEEP 2017 |
Country/Territory | United States of America |
City | Boston |
Period | 3/06/17 → 7/06/17 |