A comparison of actigraphy and sleep diaries for infants’ sleep behavior

A comparison of actigraphy and sleep diaries for infants’ sleep behavior

Detecting the effectiveness of behavioral interventions to reduce infant night waking requires valid sleep measures. Although viewed as an objective measure, actigraphy has overestimated night waking. Sleep diaries are criticized for only documenting night waking with infant crying. To support pote...

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Main Authors: Wendy A Hall, Sarah eLiva, Melissa eMoynihan, Roy eSaunders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
Actigraphy
Behavioral Symptoms
Infant
sleep problems
Sleep diaries
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00019/full

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