Multi-Modal Home Sleep Monitoring in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT: The gold standard for sleep monitoring is attended in-lab polysomnography; however, this method may be cost-prohibitive and inconvenient for patients and research participants. Home sleep testing has gained momentum in the field of sleep medicine due to its convenience and lower cost, as well as being more naturalistic. The accuracy and quality of home sleep testing, however, may be variable because studies are not monitored by sleep technologists. There has been some success in improving the accuracy of home sleep studies by having trained sleep technicians assist participants inside their homes with putting on the devices, but this can be intrusive and time-consuming for those involved. In this protocol, participants undergo at-home sleep monitoring with multiple devices: 1) a single-cha

SUBMITTER: Toedebusch CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6377867 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature