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Study Reveals Accelerometers' Accuracy for Adolescent Sleep Assessment

10/17/2025

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The Danish High-Risk and Resilience Study – VIA 15 evaluated thigh-worn accelerometers for sleep assessment in adolescents with mental disorders, using polysomnography as the reference standard.
The study enrolled 170 participants.
Participants recorded sleep times in diaries.
Polysomnography was conducted at home.
Researchers used receiver operating characteristic curves to evaluate sensitivity and specificity and establish cut-off values for sleep parameters.

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The Danish High-Risk and Resilience Study – VIA 15 evaluated thigh-worn accelerometers for sleep assessment in adolescents with mental disorders, using polysomnography as the reference standard.
The study enrolled 170 participants.
Participants recorded sleep times in diaries.
Polysomnography was conducted at home.
Researchers used receiver operating characteristic curves to evaluate sensitivity and specificity and establish cut-off values for sleep parameters.