ReviewJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2015
Consumer Sleep Technologies: A Review of the Landscape.
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Who cites it
96 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 216 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of the performance of actigraphy in measuring sleep stages.Journal of sleep research · 2024Pooled it
- Assessment of 24-hour physical behaviour in children and adolescents via wearables: a systematic review of free-living validation studies.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Remote Monitoring Systems for Patients With Chronic Diseases in Primary Health Care: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Pooled it
- Framework for the Design Engineering and Clinical Implementation and Evaluation of mHealth Apps for Sleep Disturbance: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Clinical Applications of Mobile Health Wearable-Based Sleep Monitoring: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Pooled it
- Passive Sensing of Health Outcomes Through Smartphones: Systematic Review of Current Solutions and Possible Limitations.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Pooled it
- Digital Health and Sleep-Disordered Breathing: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Effect of wearables on sleep in healthy individuals: a randomized crossover trial and validation study.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2020Trial
- Sleep stage classification from ECG using machine learning: Evaluating the impact of signal duration.Neurobiology of sleep and circadian rhythms · 2026Article
- Sleep Disruption, Psychological Stress, and Preeclampsia in High-Risk Pregnancies During the COVID-19 Era.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Enhancing Quality of Resident Care and Staff Efficiency Through Implementation of Sensors in the Long-Term Care Setting: A Multi-Site Mixed-Methods Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Preventive circadian medicine: improving health with sleep checkups.Npj biological timing and sleep · 2025Review
- Sleep, Health Care-Seeking Behaviors, and Perceptions Associated With the Use of Sleep Wearables in Canada: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- A Comprehensive Review of Home Sleep Monitoring Technologies: Smartphone Apps, Smartwatches, and Smart Mattresses.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effects of Smart Goggles Used at Bedtime on Objectively Measured Sleep and Self-Reported Anxiety, Stress, and Relaxation: Pre-Post Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- The use and subjective experience of sleep apps and their relationship with personality characteristics among young adults.Frontiers in sleep · 2025Article
- A narrative review on in-flight use of consumer sleep technologies for aviation research.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2025Review
- Variability and predictability in human sleep.Brain communications · 2025Article
- Mobile Technologies for Monitoring Sleep Time: A Systematic Search of App Stores in Brazil.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2024Article
- The Efficacy of a Multimodal Bedroom-Based 'Smart' Alarm System on Mitigating the Effects of Sleep Inertia.Clocks & sleep · 2024Article
36 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
objectiveTo review sleep related consumer technologies, including mobile electronic device "apps," wearable devices, and other technologies. Validation and methodological transparency, the effect on clinical sleep medicine, and various social, legal, and ethical issues are discussed.
methodsWe reviewed publications from the digital libraries of the Association for Computing Machinery, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and PubMed; publications from consumer technology websites; and mobile device app marketplaces. Search terms included "sleep technology," "sleep app," and "sleep monitoring."
resultsConsumer sleep technologies are categorized by delivery platform including mobile device apps (integrated with a mobile operating system and utilizing mobile device functions such as the camera or microphone), wearable devices (on the body or attached to clothing), embedded devices (integrated into furniture or other fixtures in the native sleep environment), accessory appliances, and conventional desktop/website resources. Their primary goals include facilitation of sleep induction or wakening, self-guided sleep assessment, entertainment, social connection, information sharing, and sleep education.
conclusionsConsumer sleep technologies are changing the landscape of sleep health and clinical sleep medicine. These technologies have the potential to both improve and impair collective and individual sleep health depending on method of implementation.
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