Comparison and agreement between device-estimated and self-reported sleep periods in adults.

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: Discriminating sleep period from accelerometer data remains a challenge despite many studies have adapted 24-h measurement protocols. We aimed to compare and examine the agreement among device-estimated and self-reported bedtime, wake-up time, and sleep periods in a sample of adults. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Participants (108 adults, 61 females) with an average age of 33.1 (SD 0.4) were asked to wear two wearable devices (Polar Active and Oura ring) simultaneously and record their bedtime and wake up time using a sleep diary. Sleep periods from Polar Active were detected using an in-lab algorithm, which is openly available. Sleep periods from Oura ring were generated by commercial Oura system. Scatter plots, Bland-Altman plots, and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were used to evaluate the agreement between the methods. RESULTS: Intraclass correlation coefficient values were above 0.81 for bedtimes and wake-up times between the three methods. In the estimation of sleep period, ICCs ranged from 0.67 (Polar Active vs. sleep diary) to 0.76 (Polar Active vs. Oura ring). Average difference between Polar Active and Oura ring was -1.8 min for bedtimes and -2.6 min for wake-up times. Corresponding values between Polar Active and sleep diary were -5.4 and -18.9 min, and between Oura ring and sleep diary -3.6 min and -16.2 min, respectively. CONCLUSION: Results showed a high agreement between Polar Active activity monitor and Oura ring for sleep period estimation. There was a moderate agreement between self-report and the two devices in estimating bedtime and wake-up time. These findings suggest that potentially wearable devices can be interchangeably used to detect sleep period, but their accuracy remains limited.Key MessagesEstimation of sleep period from different devices could be comparable.Difference between sleep periods from monitors and sleep diary are under 20 min.Device-based estimation of sleep period is encouraged in population-based studies.