Actigraphy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Actigraphy is a noun meaning The use of the actigraph to record the movements of a sleeping subject, and analyze the subject's sleep patterns.
Meaning
The use of the actigraph to record the movements of a sleeping subject, and analyze the subject's sleep patterns.
Example Sentences
With actigraphy, the participant wears a wrist band with a small acceleration sensor that records movement over preset epochs.
The urban poor in developing countries face challenging living environments, which may interfere with good sleep. Using actigraphy to measure sleep objectively, we find that low-income adults in Chennai, India sleep only 5.5 hours per night on average despite spending 8 hours in bed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wrist, actigraph, actograph, actiwatch, automatograph, accelerometry.
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