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Area of Science:

  • Sleep Science and Medicine
  • Digital Health Technologies
  • Sociology of Technology

Background:

  • Traditional sleep science focused on the 'sleep of others' in clinical settings.
  • The rise of self-tracking and mobile health (m-Health) enables new forms of personal data collection.
  • Digital technologies are increasingly used for health monitoring outside conventional medical environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically explore the impact of digital technologies on sleep monitoring and management.
  • To analyze the transition from studying 'sleep of others' to the 'sleep of ourselves' via digital tools.
  • To examine the implications of digital sleep tracking on selfhood, sociality, and governance.

Main Methods:

  • Critical analysis of recent trends in sleep science and digital health.
  • Examination of the history of sleep medicine in conjunction with the evolution of self-tracking technologies.
  • Conceptual development of 'm-apping' to describe digital sleep self-monitoring.

Main Results:

  • Digital technologies facilitate the 'm-apping' of personal sleep patterns outside traditional sleep laboratories.
  • This shift redefines the focus of sleep science towards individual, self-generated data.
  • The study identifies key themes of selfhood, sociality, and governance emerging from digital sleep monitoring.

Conclusions:

  • The advent of digital tools marks a new era in understanding and managing sleep.
  • Self-tracking sleep data raises complex questions about personal identity and social interaction.
  • Further research is needed to navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by digital sleep monitoring.