Agreement Between Actigraphy and Diary‐Recorded Measures of Sleep in Children With Epilepsy

Abstract

Sleep in children with epilepsy assessed using diary recordings alone could be misleading, and actigraphy should be preferred over diaries when resources are available.

Applicability of Actigraphy for Assessing Sleep Behaviour in Children with Palliative Care Needs Benchmarked against the Gold Standard Polysomnography

“…Furthermore, actigraphy allows an additional validation of external statements obtained, for example, by means of questionnaires. Parameters such as the number of nocturnal awakenings, for which a reliable statement is difficult to obtain by means of a proxy report, can thus be objectified [ 12 , 18 , 59 ].…”

“…Even though parents become experts regarding their children over time and can provide highly valuable information about their child’s current situation, a solely subjective diagnostic approach, as in the form of third-party judgments, may not be sufficient to obtain a comprehensive, reliable picture of symptoms [ 2 ]. For example, in the case of existing sleep problems, parental claims may be biased when asked about the duration or number of waking episodes or special events during the night since parents themselves do not necessarily spend every night with their children [ 12 ]. In addition, certain parameters such as sleep stages or sleep-related breathing disorders, which are often crucial for finding a specific diagnosis, cannot be reliably recorded with subjective diagnostics.…”

Insights into the Frequency and Distinguishing Features of Sleep Disorders in Pediatric Palliative Care Incorporating a Systematic Sleep Protocol

“…Today, a variety of subjective measures such as sleep questionnaires or sleep diaries and objective measures such as systematic observation tools or Polysomnography are available for sleep diagnostics [6,[16][17][18][19][20].…”