Sensors,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
23(5), P. 2390 - 2390
Published: Feb. 21, 2023
Sleep
staging
based
on
polysomnography
(PSG)
performed
by
human
experts
is
the
de
facto
“gold
standard”
for
objective
measurement
of
sleep.
PSG
and
manual
sleep
is,
however,
personnel-intensive
time-consuming
it
thus
impractical
to
monitor
a
person’s
architecture
over
extended
periods.
Here,
we
present
novel,
low-cost,
automatized,
deep
learning
alternative
that
provides
reliable
epoch-by-epoch
four-class
approach
(Wake,
Light
[N1
+
N2],
Deep,
REM)
solely
inter-beat-interval
(IBI)
data.
Having
trained
multi-resolution
convolutional
neural
network
(MCNN)
IBIs
8898
full-night
manually
sleep-staged
recordings,
tested
MCNN
classification
using
two
low-cost
(<EUR
100)
consumer
wearables:
an
optical
heart
rate
sensor
(VS)
breast
belt
(H10),
both
produced
POLAR®.
The
overall
accuracy
reached
levels
comparable
expert
inter-rater
reliability
devices
(VS:
81%,
κ
=
0.69;
H10:
80.3%,
0.69).
In
addition,
used
H10
recorded
daily
ECG
data
from
49
participants
with
complaints
course
digital
CBT-I-based
training
program
implemented
in
App
NUKKUAA™.
As
proof
principle,
classified
extracted
captured
sleep-related
changes.
At
end
program,
reported
significant
improvements
subjective
quality
onset
latency.
Similarly,
latency
showed
trend
toward
improvement.
Weekly
latency,
wake
time
during
sleep,
total
also
correlated
significantly
reports.
combination
state-of-the-art
machine
suitable
wearables
allows
continuous
accurate
monitoring
naturalistic
settings
profound
implications
answering
basic
clinical
research
questions.
Progress in Neurobiology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
218, P. 102338 - 102338
Published: Aug. 10, 2022
Modern
life
poses
many
threats
to
good-quality
sleep,
challenging
brain
health
across
the
lifespan.
Curtailed
or
fragmented
sleep
may
be
particularly
damaging
during
adolescence,
when
disruption
by
delayed
chronotypes
and
societal
pressures
coincides
with
our
brains
preparing
for
adult
via
intense
refinement
of
neural
connectivity.
These
vulnerabilities
converge
on
prefrontal
cortex,
one
last
regions
mature
a
central
hub
limbic-cortical
circuits
underpinning
decision-making,
reward
processing,
social
interactions
emotion.
Even
subtle
cortical
development
adolescence
therefore
have
enduring
impact.
In
this
review,
we
integrate
synaptic
circuit
mechanisms,
glial
biology,
neurophysiology
epidemiology,
frame
hypothesis
highlighting
implications
adolescent
circuitry
cortex.
Convergent
evidence
underscores
importance
acknowledging,
quantifying
optimizing
sleep's
contributions
normative
lifelong
mental
health.
ACS Applied Nano Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
6(13), P. 11810 - 11821
Published: July 4, 2023
The
development
prospects
of
wearable
humidity
sensors
in
noninvasive
diagnostic
and
noncontact
sensing
have
attracted
more
attention.
However,
most
the
existing
are
uncomfortable
to
wear
require
complex
high-cost
fabrication
methods,
limiting
their
application
continuous
real-time
detection.
Herein,
an
all-nanofiber
sensor,
integrating
Ti3C2Tx
MXene
nanosheets
with
thermoplastic
polyurethane
(TPU)
nanofibers,
is
proposed
by
combining
electrospinning
vacuum
magnetron
sputtering
high
sensitivity,
fast
response,
good
anti-interference
ability.
Benefiting
from
2D/3D
multilevel
structure
Grotthuss
chain
reaction,
sensor
exhibits
ultrahigh
linear
sensitivity
−91%,
response/recovery
time
(<3.7
s),
wide
range
(11–95%
RH).
Moreover,
featured
portability,
flexibility,
breathability,
biocompatibility
impervious
pressure,
temperature,
sweat,
contributing
monitoring
human
respiration
skin
moisture.
In
addition,
it
can
respond
remarkably
repeatably
weak
changes,
which
facilitates
sensing.
Most
importantly,
a
simple
detection
device
assembled
applied
early
warn
about
sleep-related
diseases
construct
human–machine
interaction
interface
(such
as
intelligent
burglar
alarm)
proof
concept.
Bioengineering,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(1), P. 109 - 109
Published: Jan. 12, 2023
Polysomnography
(PSG)
remains
the
gold
standard
for
sleep
monitoring
but
is
obtrusive
in
nature.
Advances
camera
sensor
technology
and
data
analysis
techniques
enable
contactless
of
heart
rate
variability
(HRV).
In
turn,
this
may
allow
remote
assessment
stages,
as
different
HRV
metrics
indirectly
reflect
expression
stages.
We
evaluated
a
camera-based
photoplethysmography
(PPG)
setup
to
perform
automated
classification
stages
near
darkness.
Based
on
measurement
pulse
variability,
we
use
previously
developed
HRV-based
algorithm
3
4-class
stage
classification.
Performance
was
46
healthy
participants
obtained
from
simultaneous
overnight
recording
PSG
PPG.
To
validate
results
benchmarking
purposes,
same
used
classify
based
corresponding
ECG
data.
Compared
manually
scored
PSG,
PPG-based
achieved
moderate
agreement
both
class
(Wake–N1/N2/N3–REM)
4
(Wake–N1/N2–N3–REM)
classification,
with
average
κ
0.58
0.49
accuracy
81%
68%,
respectively.
This
range
other
performance
reported
sensing
technologies
wearable
staging,
showing
potential
video-based
non-contact
staging.
ACS Applied Electronic Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
5(10), P. 5386 - 5411
Published: Oct. 4, 2023
Incorporating
nano-
and
microelectromechanical
systems
(NEMS/MEMS)-based
sensors
in
clothing
developing
more
compact
flexible
devices
have
gained
popularity
recently.
NEMS/MEMS-based
bolometers/sensors
significance
due
to
their
high
sensitivity
accuracy
measuring
physical
parameters
such
as
temperature,
humidity,
pressure,
infrared
(IR)
ultraviolet
(UV)
radiations.
When
worn
on
the
body,
bolometers
can
be
employed
various
applications
environmental
monitoring
or
health
tracking.
This
review
highlights
progress
of
smart
wearable
healthcare
industry.
Instead
visiting
multiple
facilities
devices,
now
people
assess
status
by
body
sensing
motion,
respiratory
functioning,
blood
oxygen
levels
blood,
heart
functioning
integrating
these
into
fabriclike
garments,
socks,
shoe
insoles,
wrist
watches,
other
pieces
clothing.
The
article
concludes
describing
varied
challenges
possible
solutions
prospects.
Sensors,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
24(20), P. 6532 - 6532
Published: Oct. 10, 2024
Sleep
tracking
by
consumers
is
becoming
increasingly
prevalent;
yet,
few
studies
have
evaluated
the
accuracy
of
such
devices.
We
sought
to
evaluate
three
devices
(Oura
Ring
Gen3,
Fitbit
Sense
2,
and
Apple
Watch
Series
8)
compared
gold
standard
sleep
assessment
(polysomnography
(PSG)).
Thirty-five
participants
(aged
20-50
years)
without
a
disorder
were
enrolled
in
single-night
inpatient
study,
during
which
they
wore
Oura
Ring,
Fitbit,
Watch,
monitored
with
PSG.
For
detecting
vs.
wake,
sensitivity
was
≥95%
for
all
discriminating
between
stages,
ranged
from
50
86%,
as
follows:
ring
76.0-79.5%
precision
77.0-79.5%;
61.7-78.0%
72.8-73.2%;
50.5-86.1%
72.7-87.8%.
The
not
different
PSG
terms
light
sleep,
deep
or
REM
estimation.
overestimated
(18
min;
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Feb. 12, 2024
Abstract
Efforts
to
simplify
standard
polysomnography
(PSG)
in
laboratories,
especially
for
obstructive
sleep
apnea
(OSA),
and
assess
its
agreement
with
portable
electroencephalogram
(EEG)
devices
are
limited.
We
aimed
evaluate
the
between
a
EEG
device
type
I
PSG
patients
OSA
examine
EEG-based
arousal
index’s
ability
estimate
severity.
enrolled
77
Japanese
who
underwent
simultaneous
monitoring.
Combining
pulse
rate,
oxygen
saturation
(SpO
2
),
improved
staging
accuracy.
Bland–Altman
plots,
paired
t-tests,
receiver
operating
characteristics
curves
were
used
screening
Significant
small
biases
observed
total
time,
latency,
awakening
after
falling
asleep,
efficiency,
N1,
N2,
N3
rates,
index,
indexes.
All
variables
showed
>
95%
analysis,
interclass
correlation
coefficients
of
0.761–0.982,
indicating
high
inter-instrument
validity.
The
index
demonstrated
sufficient
power
AHI
≥
15
30
yielded
promising
results
predicting
Portable
strong
OSA.
These
suggest
that
may
their
condition
at
home.
Journal of Sleep Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
33(5)
Published: Feb. 21, 2024
The
accuracy
of
actigraphy
for
sleep
staging
is
assumed
to
be
poor,
but
examination
limited.
This
systematic
review
aimed
assess
the
performance
in
stage
classification
adults.
A
search
was
performed
using
MEDLINE,
Web
Science,
Google
Scholar,
and
Embase
databases.
We
identified
eight
studies
that
compared
architecture
estimates
between
wrist-worn
polysomnography.
Large
heterogeneity
found
with
respect
how
stages
were
grouped,
choice
metrics
used
evaluate
performance.
Quantitative
synthesis
not
possible,
so
we
a
narrative
literature.
From
limited
number
studies,
actigraphy-based
had
some
ability
classify
different
Sensors,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
21(15), P. 5071 - 5071
Published: July 27, 2021
Despite
prolific
demands
and
sales,
commercial
sleep
assessment
is
primarily
limited
by
the
inability
to
“measure”
itself;
rather,
secondary
physiological
signals
are
captured,
combined,
subsequently
classified
as
or
a
specific
state.
Using
markedly
different
approaches
compared
with
gold-standard
polysomnography,
wearable
companies
purporting
measure
have
rapidly
developed
during
recent
decades.
These
devices
advertised
monitor
via
sensors
such
accelerometers,
electrocardiography,
photoplethysmography,
temperature,
alone
in
combination,
estimate
stage
based
upon
patterns.
However,
without
regulatory
oversight,
this
market
has
historically
manufactured
products
of
poor
accuracy,
rarely
third-party
validation.
Specifically,
these
vary
their
capacities
capture
signal
interest,
process
signal,
perform
calculations,
ultimately
classify
state
(sleep
vs.
wake)
given
time
domain.
Device
performance
depends
largely
on
success
all
aforementioned
requirements.
Thus,
review
provides
context
surrounding
complex
hardware
software
device
attempts
sleep-related
phenomena,
outlines
considerations
contributing
factors
for
overall
success.
SLEEP,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
45(12)
Published: Aug. 1, 2022
The
general
public
increasingly
adopts
smart
wearable
devices
to
quantify
sleep
characteristics
and
dedicated
for
assessment.
rapid
evolution
of
technology
has
outpaced
the
ability
implement
validation
approaches
demonstrate
relevant
clinical
applicability.
There
are
untapped
opportunities
validate
refine
consumer
in
partnership
with
scientists
academic
institutions,
patients,
private
sector
allow
effective
integration
into
management
pathways
facilitate
trust
adoption
once
reliability
validity
have
been
demonstrated.
We
call
formation
a
working
group
involving
stakeholders
from
academia,
care
industry
develop
clear
professional
recommendations
appropriate
optimized
utilization
such
technologies.