A survey on sleep questionnaires and diaries.

Area of Science:

• Medical Science
• Health Evaluation
• Sleep Medicine

Background:

• Sleep disorders are indicators and predictors of numerous health conditions, including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and psychiatric, neurological, and cardiovascular diseases.
• Accurate sleep assessment is fundamental for health evaluation and disease management.
• Sleep questionnaires and diaries are widely used, low-cost, self-administered tools for monitoring sleep quality outside of clinical settings.

Purpose of the Study:

• To systematically review and compare sleep questionnaires and sleep diaries as methods for sleep assessment.
• To examine the historical evolution, structure, and usage of these sleep assessment tools.
• To evaluate the relative sensitivities and specificities of questionnaires and diaries based on existing validation studies.

Main Methods:

• Systematic review of existing literature on sleep questionnaires and sleep diaries.
• Comparative analysis of validation studies and performance metrics (sensitivity, specificity).
• Examination of the evolution and features of modern app-based sleep diaries compared to traditional paper versions.

Main Results:

• Sleep questionnaires and diaries demonstrate relatively high accuracy for sleep assessment.
• Both methods are cost-effective, easy to administer, and suitable for self-administration.
• Modern app-based sleep diaries offer advantages over traditional paper diaries.

Conclusions:

• Sleep questionnaires and diaries are valuable, accessible tools for sleep quality assessment and health monitoring.
• The review provides insights into the comparative performance and evolution of these widely used methods.
• App-based sleep diaries represent a significant advancement in accessible sleep tracking technology.