NAPping PAnts (NAPPA): An open wearable solution for monitoring Infant's sleeping rhythms, respiration and posture.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

To develop a non-invasive and practical wearable method for long-term tracking of infants' sleep.

Methods

An infant wearable, NAPping PAnts (NAPPA), was constructed by combining a diaper cover and a movement sensor (triaxial accelerometer and gyroscope), allowing either real-time data streaming to mobile devices or offline feature computation stored in the sensor memory. A sleep state classifier (wake, N1/REM, N2/N3) was trained and tested for NAPPA recordings (N = 16649 epochs of 30 s), using hypnograms from co-registered polysomnography (PSG) as a training target in 33 infants (age 2 weeks to 18 months; Mean = 4). User experience was assessed from an additional group of 16 parents.

Results

Overnight NAPPA recordings were successfully performe

SUBMITTER: de Sena S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11255670 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature