Research Article, J Sleep Disor Treat Care Vol: 3 Issue: 4
Actigraphy can be used to Quantify Sleep in the Perioperative Period in Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery: A Validation Study
Michael Tvilling Madsen1,2, Melissa Voigt Hansen1,2, Gordon Wildschiødtz3, Jacob Rosenberg1, and Ismail Gögenur1 |
1Department of Surgery, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev, Denmark |
2Department of Breast Surgery, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev, Denmark |
3Rehabilitation- and Research Centre for Torture Victims, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Corresponding author :Michael Tvilling Madsen (MS) Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Department of Surgery, Herlev Ringvej 75, DK-2730 Herlev–Denmark Tel: +45 3868 3600, Mob: +45 2785 7247 E-mail: michael_madsen88@hotmail.com |
Received: May 19, 2014 Accepted: September 22, 2014 Published: September 24, 2014 |
Citation:Madsen MT, Hansen MV, Wildschiødtz G, Rosenberg J, Gögenur I (2014) Actigraphy can be used to Quantify Sleep in the Perioperative Period in Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery: A Validation Study. J Sleep Disor: Treat Care 3:4. doi:10.4172/2325-9639.1000146 |
Abstract
Actigraphy can be used to Quantify Sleep in the Perioperative Period in Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery: A Validation Study
Background: Sleep disturbances after surgery are frequent and a valid tool to quantify these is warranted. We set out to make an epoch by epoch validation of actigraphy against polysomnography (PSG) for detection of sleep and wake in women undergoing surgery for breast cancer. Methods: Twelve patients, 30-70 years, undergoing a lumpectomy were included. Patients simultaneously wore an actigraph and a polysomnograph on the preoperative night (PREOP), the first postoperative night (PO1), and the fourteenth postoperative night (PO14). The outcome measures were sensitivity (i.e. the amount of correctly scored sleep) and specificity (i.e. the amount of correctly scored wake).