New technology to assess sleep apnea: wearables, smartphones, and accessories [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Sleep medicine has been an expanding discipline during the last few decades. The prevalence of sleep disorders is increasing, and sleep centers are expanding in hospitals and in the private care environment to meet the demands. Sleep medicine has evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and treat...

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Published in:F1000 research 2018, Vol.7, p.413-413
Main Authors: Penzel, Thomas, Schöbel, Christoph, Fietze, Ingo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apnea
Behavior
Behavioral Neuroscience
Complaints
Data transmission
Diagnosis
Diagnostic tests
Electromyography
Environmental impact
Heart rate
Insomnia
Medicine
Patients
Physicians
Respiration
Review
Sensors
Sleep
Sleep apnea
Sleep disorders
Smartphones
Studies
Telemedicine
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Summary:Sleep medicine has been an expanding discipline during the last few decades. The prevalence of sleep disorders is increasing, and sleep centers are expanding in hospitals and in the private care environment to meet the demands. Sleep medicine has evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. However, the number of sleep centers and caregivers in this area is not sufficient. Many new methods for recording sleep and diagnosing sleep disorders have been developed. Many sleep disorders are chronic conditions and require continuous treatment and monitoring of therapy success. Cost-efficient technologies for the initial diagnosis and for follow-up monitoring of treatment are important. It is precisely here that telemedicine technologies can meet the demands of diagnosis and therapy follow-up studies. Wireless recording of sleep and related biosignals allows diagnostic tools and therapy follow-up to be widely and remotely available. Moreover, sleep research requires new technologies to investigate underlying mechanisms in the regulation of sleep in order to better understand the pathophysiology of sleep disorders. Home recording and non-obtrusive recording over extended periods of time with telemedicine methods support this research. Telemedicine allows recording with little subject interference under normal and experimental life conditions.
ISSN:2046-1402
2046-1402
DOI:10.12688/f1000research.13010.1