A Quantitative Approach to Distinguishing Older Adults with Insomnia from Good Sleeper Controls | Zendy

Jessica C. Levenson | Zendy; Wendy Troxel | Zendy; Amy Begley | Zendy; Martica H. Hall | Zendy; Anne Germain | Zendy; Timothy H. Monk | Zendy; Daniel J. Buysse | Zendy

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A Quantitative Approach to Distinguishing Older Adults with Insomnia from Good Sleeper Controls

Author(s) -

Jessica C. Levenson,

Wendy Troxel,

Amy Begley,

Martica H. Hall,

Anne Germain,

Timothy H. Monk,

Daniel J. Buysse

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.2404

Subject(s) - actigraphy , insomnia , sleep onset latency , sleep onset , medicine , sleep diary , sleep (system call) , receiver operating characteristic , youden's j statistic , polysomnography , primary insomnia , physical therapy , sleep disorder , audiology , psychiatry , apnea , computer science , operating system

Establishing quantitative criteria to distinguish individuals with and without insomnia is important for clinical and research applications, but consensus has not yet been reached for specific values. The purpose of this study was to identify the optimal quantitative thresholds for actigraphy and sleep diary that differentiate older adults (> 60 years) with insomnia from good sleeper controls.

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