Challenges and Opportunities for Applying Wearable Technology to Sleep

Selene Y Tobin; Paula G Williams; Kelly G Baron; Tanya M Halliday; Christopher M Depner

doi:10.1016/j.jsmc.2021.07.002

Challenges and Opportunities for Applying Wearable Technology to Sleep

Sleep Med Clin. 2021 Dec;16(4):607-618. doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2021.07.002. Epub 2021 Aug 30.

Authors

Selene Y Tobin¹, Paula G Williams², Kelly G Baron³, Tanya M Halliday¹, Christopher M Depner⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Utah, 250 S 1850 E, RM245, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
² Department of Psychology, University of Utah, 380 S 1530 E Beh S 502, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
³ Division of Public Health, Department of Family and Preventative Medicine, University of Utah, 375 Chipeta Way Ste. A, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.
⁴ Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Utah, 250 S 1850 E, RM245, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA. Electronic address: christopher.depner@utah.edu.

PMID: 34711385
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2021.07.002

Abstract

Wearable technology has a history in sleep research dating back to the 1970s. Because modern wearable technology is relatively cheap and widely used by the general population, this represents an opportunity to leverage wearable devices to advance sleep medicine and research. However, there is a lack of published validation studies designed to quantify device performance against accepted gold standards, especially across different populations. Recommendations for conducting performance assessments and using wearable devices are now published with the goal of standardizing wearable device implementation and advancing the field.

Keywords: Actigraphy; Biomarker; Circadian; Circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorder; Consumer wearable; Sleep disorder; Sleep loss; Sleep medicine.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Actigraphy
Humans
Reproducibility of Results
Sleep
Sleep Wake Disorders* / therapy
Wearable Electronic Devices*