title: [Actometry for the objective assessment of sleep disorders].
abstract: The actometer is worn on the wrist and stores the sum of the signals induced by movements in a solid-state memory. If the data are collected at one-minute intervals for example, they are fed into a personal computer and printed graphically after at least 21 days. The method serves for long-term recording of the rest-activity rhythm and its disturbances, and the movements occurring during sleep under normal life conditions. Furthermore, sleep disturbances as well as the effect of drugs on sleep and the results of therapeutic interventions can be objectively determined. Research and clinical applications are described.
authors.affiliation: Pharmakologisches Institut, Universität Zürich.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tobler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D009043:Motor Activity; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: Aktometrie zur Objektivierung von Schlafstörungen.