K A Meredith-Jones, J J Haszard, A Graham-DeMello, A Campbell, T Stewart, B C Galland, A Cox, G Kennedy, S Duncan, R W Taylor
BACKGROUND: Actigraphy is often used to measure sleep in pediatric populations, despite little confirmatory evidence of the accuracy of existing sleep/wake algorithms. The aim of this study was to determine the performance of 11 sleep algorithms in relation to overnight polysomnography in children and adolescents. METHODS: One hundred thirty-seven participants aged 8-16 years wore two Actigraph wGT3X-BT (wrist, waist) and three Axivity AX3 (wrist, back, thigh) accelerometers over 24-h...
April 16, 2024: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity