title: The actigraph data analysis software: II. A novel approach to scoring and interpreting sleep-wake activity.
abstract: The widespread use of actigraphy has led to the recognition that a number of methodological issues have to be addressed to facilitate an increased acceptability of this relatively new method. These methodological issues include actigraph placement, reliability, and sensitivity, and the phenomenon known as the "first night effect." Our findings have demonstrated that actigraphy is a reliable instrument for assessment of sleep and wakefulness. In addition, actigraph placement and reliability do not constitute a significant methodological problem as no differences were found in all of these studies. We have also observed no first-night effects associated with sleep-wake monitoring with actigraphy.
authors.affiliation: Psychophysiology Laboratory, College of Staten Island, New York 10314, USA. Jean-Louis@postbox.csi.cuny.edu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jean-Louis
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: von Gizycki
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zizi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spielman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hauri
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taub
mesh_terms: D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D017286:Polysomnography; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D012984:Software; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014851:Wakefulness / Q000502:physiology*