title: [The role of actigraphy in monitoring sleep and sleep disorders].
abstract: The use of actigraphy, which can be used to estimate sleep-wake patterns from activity levels, has become common in sleep research. Actigraphy is a simple, cost-effective and non-invasive method for healthcare providers and researchers to assess patients sleep quality and screen for potential sleep disorders in recent years. But, there is no wide recognition and application of actigraphy in China up till now. This review summarized the application of actigraphy in evaluation of sleep and diagnosis of sleep disorders.
authors.forename: Dexi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zongping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Xiangdong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D056044:Actigraphy; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D012890:Sleep; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*