Table 3

Sleep outcome metrics measured by actigraphy and reported via the daily sleep diary

Sleep outcomeData descriptionMeasuredReported
Sleep locationDid participant sleep in own bed?
Time in bed (TIB)Total time between getting into bed and getting up
Sleep onset latency (SOL)Time elapsed between ‘lights out’ and the onset of sleep
Total sleep time (TST)Total time asleep in bed
Sleep period time (SPT)Time elapsed from first onset of sleep to final awakening
Intervening awake periodsNumber of episodes of waking up from sleep
Intervening awake durationThe percentage of time in bed spent awake
Sleep efficiency (SE)Percentage of time in bed in recorded sleep, (TST/TIB)×100 (%)
Sleep fragmentation index*Time mobile and immobile, the index provides a measure of restlessness during sleep
Average light intensityIntensity of bedroom light during the night (lux)
Central phase measureMidpoint between ‘fell asleep’ and ‘wake up’, expressed as the number of minutes past midnight
Sleep quality rating1–5 Likert scale: 1=very poor; 5=very good
Rested/refreshed on awakening1–5 Likert scale:
1=not at all rested; 5=very rested
Thermal comfort in bedroom1–5 Likert scale rating:
1=extremely comfortable; 5=not at all comfortable
Sleep disturbance attributed to temperature1–5 Likert scale rating:
1=extremely disturbed; 5=not at all disturbed
Nap durationTotal time spent napping in the previous day
  • *The sleep fragmentation index is calculated as (percentage of the TST categorised as ‘mobile’ in epoch-by-epoch analyses)+(the number of immobile bouts ≤1 min expressed as a percentage of the total number of immobile bouts in the TST).