Dimensional Analysis of Actigraphic Derived Sleep Data

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• Personal Author:
  Andrew, Michael E. ; Burchfiel CM ; Mnatsakanova A ; Slaven, James E. ; Vila BJ ; Violanti JM
• Description:
  Nonlinear dimensional analyses can be a useful tool in understanding the underlying behavior of dynamical systems, including biological systems. Many biological functions can be modeled as chaotic processes, including sleep. Sleep data can be obtained from several methods, such as electroencephalo-grams, polysomnography, and actigraph. Actigraphy, because of its low level of invasiveness, is an increasingly popular method of obtaining sleep data. This study analyzed actigraphy data with nonlinear dimensional analyses to determine if such analytic methods would be useful in sleep studies. Partipants wore actigraphs on their wrists, which recorded movement for several days. Several sleep quality variables, such as movement during sleep and total sleep time, were derived from these sleep data. These variables were used to determine whether the quality of sleep was good or poor. Lagged phase space plots were graphed and nonlinear parameters for the fractal dimension and the correlation dimension were computed for each participant. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed to determine if the nonlinear parameters showed significant differences with respect to sleep quality. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Circadian Rhythm Occupational Health Periodicity Safety Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Actigraphy BCOPS Biological-rhythms Circadian-rhythms Correlation Dimension Fractal Dimension Mathematical-models Nonlinear Analysis Sleep-disorders Sleep Quality Statistical-analysis

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• ISSN:
  1090-0578
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Washington ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  153-161
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034502
• Citation:
  Nonlinear Dyn Psychol Life Sci 2008 Apr; 12(2):153-161
• Contact Point Address:
  J. E. Slaven, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HELD/BEB, MailStop L-4050, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505-2888
• Email:
  cto8@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Public Safety
• Performing Organization:
  University of New York at Buffalo
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19980930
• Source Full Name:
  Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences
• End Date:
  20000929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:eb827ba0a084b898187ef9a651548396ba16559a50a35cbcab68de1acbe3b4cb412b6332a6d71c408caf620842b85acb43ccf2be8958b85e86d64e6881a50e99
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186726/cdc_186726_DS1.pdf
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