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ArticleCurrent sleep medicine reports2023

Approaches for assessing circadian rest-activity patterns using actigraphy in cohort and population-based studies.

Chenlu Gao, Shahab Haghayegh, Max Wagner, Ruixue Cai, Kun Hu, Lei Gao, Peng Li

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Article in Current sleep medicine reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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7 authors.

Chenlu GaoDivision of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Shahab HaghayeghDivision of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Max WagnerDivision of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Ruixue CaiDivision of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Kun HuDivision of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Lei GaoDivision of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Peng LiDivision of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Funding

Integrative Motor Activity Biomarker for the Risk of Alzheimer's RiskRF1AG064312 · NIA · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI HU, KUN · 2019 to 2019
$3.6M
Fractal motor activity regulation and the risk for Alzheimers disease in middle-to-old aged adultsRF1AG059867 · NIA · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI HU, KUN · 2018 to 2018
$2.7M
Circadian Multiscale Activity Regulation and the Risk for Delirium in Elderly Hospitalized PatientsR03AG067985 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI GAO, LEI · 2020 to 2021
$268k
NIA NIH HHS R03 AG067985NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG059867NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG064312
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose of Review: To review methods for analyzing circadian rest-activity patterns using actigraphy and to discuss their applications in large cohort and population-based studies. Recent Findings: We reviewed several widely used approaches, including parametric analysis (i.e., cosinor model and wavelet analysis), nonparametric analysis, data adaptive approach (i.e., empirical mode decomposition), and nonlinear dynamical approach (i.e., fractal analysis). We delved into the specifics of each approach and highlighted their advantages and disadvantages. Summary: Various approaches have been developed to study circadian rest-activity rhythms using actigraphy. Features extracted from these approaches have been associated with population health outcomes. Limitations exist in prior research, including inconsistencies due to various available analytical approaches and lack of studies translating findings back to the context of the circadian system. Potential future steps are proposed. The review ends with an introduction to an open-source software application-

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accelerometerbehavioral rhythmdata adaptive approachfractal regulationsleep-wake

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