Sleep Posture Affects Sleep Parameters Differently in Young and Senior Japanese as Assessed by Actigraphy
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52550#.VJtpKcCAM4 Author(s) Akiko Nojiri 1 , Chikako Okumura 1 , Yushi Ito 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Faculty of Rehabilitation, Kumamoto Health Science University, Kumamoto, Japan . 2 Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan . ABSTRACT In an attempt to study the relationship between sleep postures and sleep parameters assessed by actigraphy, we applied the newly developed Activity Monitoring and Evaluation System (A-MES) and actigraphy at the same time to younger and senior Japanese volunteer groups. It was found that sleep postures and diurnal a...