Identification of nocturnal movements during sleep using the non-contact under mattress bed sensor

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011:2011:1660-3. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090478.

Abstract

This paper describes the calculation of statistical, spatial and spatiotemporal features from a novel non-contact technology for sleep monitoring, the Under Mattress Bed Sensor (UMBS). Data was collected from two relatively healthy adults with a possible sleep disorder in a clinical setting. Methods for the extraction of statistical data describing overall bed restlessness, a spatial description of movement (centre and spread of pressure) and a spatiotemporal description of each in-bed body movement over the entire sleeping episode are discussed using the pressure sensing grid. These provide a quantitative description of sleep and restlessness throughout the night.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Actigraphy / instrumentation*
  • Algorithms
  • Beds*
  • Circadian Rhythm / physiology*
  • Data Interpretation, Statistical
  • Monitoring, Ambulatory / instrumentation*
  • Movement / physiology*
  • Polysomnography / instrumentation*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sleep / physiology*
  • Transducers