Validation of Actiwatch for Assessment of Sleep-wake States in Preterm Infants

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to validate the Actiwatch with behaviorally determined sleep–wake state in preterm infants and to explore the influence of postmenstrual age on the accuracy of Actiwatch. Methods: A prospective and comparative research design was used. Twenty-four preterm infan...

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Main Authors: Shu-Chen Yang, RN, MSN, Asphodel Yang, RN, PhD, Ying-Ju Chang, RN, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Asian Nursing Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1976131714000449