Current clinical standards to assess sleep and its disorders lack either accuracy or user-friendliness. They are therefore difficult to use in cost-effective population-wide screening or long-term objective follow-up after ...

The most important index of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is the apnea/hyponea index (AHI). The AHI is the number of apnea/hypopnea events per hour of sleep. Algorithms for the screening of OSAHS from ...

In recent decades, the hectic lifestyle of industrialized societies has wrought its effects on the quality of sleep, and these effects are evidenced by a profusion of sleep-related disorders. Regular exposure to artificial ...

The physical activity level has been considered a lifestyle factor related to an individual sleep and health. According to the American Sleep Disorders Association, practice physical exercises can be a non-pharmacological ...

The correct sleep stage classification allows sleep experts to diagnose and treat disorders such as apnea, narcolepsy and insomnia. Such task is classically performed by sleep medicine experts, where one or more physiological ...