Actigraphy

Actigraphy watches

Actigraphy is a non-invasice method of monitoring human rest/activity cycles. An Actiwatch is an actigraphy device that is a compact, wrist worn, battery operated activity monitor that looks like a wrist watch. The Actiwatch incorporates a multidirectional piezoelectric accelerometer to monitor degree and intensity of motion.

The current Actiwatch range is the Actiwatch 2 , Actiwatch Spectrum Plus and the Actiwatch Spectrum Pro. Previous models include the Actiwatch 64, Actiwatch L and Actiwatch Score

The Actiwatch is used by clinicians and researchers to help diagnose, measure and monitor individuals suffering from sleep disorders, such as:

Insomnia
Shift work sleep Disorder
Circadian Delayed Sleep Phase Type
Circadian Advanced Sleep Phase Type
Circadian Nonentrained Type
Circadian Irregular Sleep Wake

The data is displayed as activity counts in specialised software – Actiware (free 30 day trial). The software has a visual sleep/wake activity display (actogram) to identify patterns, a clinical report and a data file .csv export for research.

Click here to see Actiware Tutorial videos.

BMedical runs an Actigrahpy rental program. Please contact us for more information.