Altered sleep-wake patterns in blindness: a combined actigraphy and psychometric study

Highlights • PSQI scores indicate a higher prevalence of sleep disturbances in blind individuals. • Blind individuals have larger variability in the efficiency and timing of their night-time sleep episodes. • Variability measures of sleep efficiency and night-time sleep timing correlate with PSQI sc...

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Published in:Sleep medicine 2016-08, Vol.24, p.100-108
Main Authors: Aubin, S, Gacon, C, Jennum, P, Ptito, M, Kupers, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actigraphy
Actigraphy - methods
Actigraphy - statistics & numerical data
Adult
Blindness
Circadian Rhythm - physiology
Circadian rhythms
Female
Humans
Light perception
Male
Neurology
Sleep disturbances
Sleep efficiency
Sleep Medicine
Sleep Wake Disorders
Surveys and Questionnaires
Wakefulness - physiology
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Summary:Highlights • PSQI scores indicate a higher prevalence of sleep disturbances in blind individuals. • Blind individuals have larger variability in the efficiency and timing of their night-time sleep episodes. • Variability measures of sleep efficiency and night-time sleep timing correlate with PSQI scores. • Results cannot be attributed to differences in chronotype between blind and sighted participants.
ISSN:1389-9457
1878-5506
DOI:10.1016/j.sleep.2016.07.021