Technological infrastructure, sleep, and rest-activity patterns in a Kaqchikel Maya community.

ABSTRACT: Sleep duration, quality, and rest-activity pattern-a measure for inferring circadian rhythm-are influenced by multiple factors including access to electricity. Recent findings suggest that the safety and comfort afforded by technology may improve sleep but negatively impact rest-activity stability. According to the circadian entrainment hypothesis, increased access to electric lighting should lead to weaker and less uniform circadian rhythms, measured by stability of rest-activity patterns. Here, we investigate sleep in a Maya community in Guatemala who are in a transitional stage of industrialization. We predicted that (i) sleep will be shorter and less efficient in this population than in industrial settings, and that (ii) rest-activity patterns will be weaker and less stable than in con

SUBMITTER: McKinnon L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9668134 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature