Role of Actigraphy in the Estimation of Sleep Quality in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.
- Author:
Seung Hee LEE
1
;
Jin Sung LEE
;
Do Un JEONG
Author Information
1. Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Center for Sleep and Chronobiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. jeongdu@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Actigraphy;
Polysomnography;
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome;
Sleep quality
- MeSH:
Actigraphy*;
Humans;
Mass Screening;
Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome;
Polysomnography;
Seoul;
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive*;
Statistics as Topic
- From:Sleep Medicine and Psychophysiology
2007;14(2):86-91
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Actigraphy is a reliable and valid method for assessing sleep in normal, healthy populations, but it may be less reliable and valid for detecting disturbed sleep in patients. In this study, we attempted to assess the utility of actigraphy in the estimation of sleep quality in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), a major sleep disorder. METHOD: We analyzed the data of patients who underwent polysomnography (PSG) and actigraphy simultaneously for one night at the Center for Sleep and Chronobiology, Seoul National University Hospital from November 2004 to March 2006. Eighty-nine subjects with OSAS alone and 21 subjects with OSAS and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) were included for final data analyses between groups. Polysomnographic and actigraphic data were also compared. RESULTS: In subjects with mild OSAS (RDI<15), modretae (15< or = RDI<30), and OSAS with PLMD, PSG and actigraphy did not show significant difference in total sleep time and sleep efficiency. However in severe (30< or =RDI) OSAS subjects, PSG and actigraphy showed significant difference in total sleep time and sleep efficiency. In all patients, no correlations were found between sleep parameters from PSG and from those using actigraphy. CONCLUSIONS: We suggest that in severe OSAS patients, PSG is the diagnostic tool. In mild and moderate cases, actigraphy might be used as a screening tool.
