A validation study of a commercial wearable (WHOOP) against polysomnography

A validation study of a commercial wearable (WHOOP) against polysomnography

Type: Validation study

Registration: PMCID: PMC8226553

Status: Published

Tags: Sleep tracking, Wearables

External URL: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8226553/

Summary

Compared commercial wearable sleep staging and detection against PSG and actigraphy; explored utility for sleep tracking.

Why It Matters For Night Shift Workers and Night Owls

A validation study how timing of light, sleep, meals, and schedules shows sleep & alertness for night‑shift workers and night owls. Overall, the data make the schedule itself visible in physiology, not just in how people feel subjectively. For the audience living on night schedules, the key meaning is that the schedule’s timing choices show up in measurable outcomes.

Tags

  • Sleep tracking
  • Wearables

Notes

Open access.

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