The Basis Peak, for instance, can infer whether the wearer is in deep, light or REM sleep, providing meaningful data on sleep quality.
"Investing in sleep provides faster returns on investment in terms of employee health and productivity," Lindholst said, comparing it with nutrition and exercise.
Sleep disorders should be routinely queried and appropriate advice on sleep hygiene provided.
Along with the beneficial effects on sleep, LTPA provides other health benefits such as maintaining physical function [ 36] and decreased risks of mortality [ 37] and dementia [ 38].
The use of both SOL and WASO to estimate exact sleep duration was a significant strength of the current study, as most population based studies on sleep rarely provide such detailed measures.
Starr presented his proposal in October on the heels of a 56-page report from a school system work group that examined research on teen sleep and provided options for making schedule changes.
In addition, in-house training on dementia and sleep was provided.
The first session focuses on an assessment of the child's sleep problem, providing information about normal sleep and sleep cycles, advice about sleep hygiene, and a plan specifically tailored to the child's particular sleep disorder.
As Dr. Michael M. E. Johns, chairman of the expert panel, remarked at a public briefing on the report on Tuesday, "While the science on sleep and human performance provided a rich evidence base for duty hour adjustment, there was limited data on the impact of the 2003 limits on actual hours worked, scheduling practices, education and patient safety".
Although actigraphy does not provide data on sleep architecture, one advantage of this technique is that it is unobtrusive and allows for data collection over an extended period of time [ 38].
