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Measuring sleep quality

Sleep Medicine, 2008
Despite being used commonly in sleep medicine, the term "sleep quality" has not been rigorously defined. The purpose of this article is to consider objective measures of the subjective "sleep quality" experience. In order to do so, it was necessary to choose a definition of "sleep quality" as a basis for discussion.
Andrew D Krystal
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Sleep quality in preeclampsia

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1992
Our goal was to study the sleep quality in women with preeclampsia with a special reference to nocturnal body movement activity.Sleep quality was evaluated in nine women with preeclampsia and eight women with normal term pregnancy by means of questionnaires and by recording the nocturnal body movement activity with the static charge-sensitive bed ...
E M, Ekholm, O, Polo, E R, Rauhala, U U, Ekblad   +3 more
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Climacteric symptoms and sleep quality

Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1999
To evaluate the effect of climacteric vasomotor symptoms on sleep quality measured by self-report and polysomnography in postmenopausal women.Seventy-one healthy postmenopausal women were recruited, of whom 63 completed the study. Each subject recorded climacteric symptoms and subjective sleep quality for 14 days.
P, Polo-Kantola, R, Erkkola, K, Irjala, H, Helenius, S, Pullinen, O, Polo   +5 more
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Sleep Applications to Assess Sleep Quality

Sleep Medicine Clinics, 2016
This article highlights the potential uses that smartphone applications may have for helping those with sleep problems. Applications in smartphones offer the promised possibility of detection of sleep. From the author's own experience, one can also conclude that sleep applications are approximately as good as polysomnography in detection of sleep time,
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Smart sleep care system for quality sleep

2015 International Conference on Information and Communication Technology Convergence (ICTC), 2015
This paper introduces a smart sleep care system based on IoT bed sensors and IoT LED. Quality sleep is influenced by sleep duration as well as bio-rhythm based sleep pattern. IoT bed sensor acquires body pressure on the bed and the sensor detects user's pose and biosignal patterns; respiration and pulse.
Hyonyoung Han, Jun Jo, Youngsung Son, Junhee Park   +3 more
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Sleep Quality, Sleep Propensity and Academic Performance

Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2004
We examined associations between measures of sleep propensity on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, sleep quality on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and academic performance by GPA and grades in introductory psychology for 414 students. In the total sample, neither sleep propensity nor sleep quality correlated with GPA or introductory psychology grades.
Andrew J, Howell, Jesse C, Jahrig, Russell A, Powell   +2 more
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Relationship Quality: Implications for Sleep Quality and Sleep Disorders

2017
Substantial research has shown that both the presence and quality of close relationships are critical for optimal physical health and well-being. When considering the pathways linking close relationships with health, the extant research has primarily focused on pathways such as health behaviors or physiological stress responses that are measured during
Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Wendy Troxel
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Caffeine, Sleep, and Quality of Life

2008
Caffeine is regarded as a mild stimulant acting on the central nervous system that is responsible for a significant portion of the behavioural and physiological effects of coffee and tea. Motives why people take caffeine are reflected in consumption patterns.
Lorist, M.M., Snel, J.
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