Abstract
Ability to do different daily activities defines partly
one's independency. We study older adults' daytime sleep
behaviour (napping) with respect to user's physical
activity behaviour and physical functioning. The daytime
sleep behaviour was measured via self-reported vigilance,
actigraphy and bed sensor. Nineteen users took part in
the study for three months. Especially actigraphy napping
feature was found to have statistically significant
correlation to number of steps, daily activity and
self-reported exercise. According to the data, daily
napping habits can also tell about the user's physical
ability level.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 8th IASTED International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Biomed 2011 |
Pages | 433-439 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
Event | 8th IASTED International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Biomed 2011 - Innsbruck, Austria Duration: 16 Feb 2011 → 18 Feb 2011 |
Conference
Conference | 8th IASTED International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Biomed 2011 |
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Country/Territory | Austria |
City | Innsbruck |
Period | 16/02/11 → 18/02/11 |
Keywords
- Actigraphy
- bed sensor
- daytime sleep
- older adult
- physical functioning