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Development of an Online Sleep Diary

Development of an Online Sleep Diary

Jacqui Blake, Don Kerr
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781605662664|ISBN10: 1605662666|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616922689|EISBN13: 9781605662671
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-266-4.ch021
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Blake, Jacqui, and Don Kerr. "Development of an Online Sleep Diary." Biomedical Knowledge Management: Infrastructures and Processes for E-Health Systems, edited by Wayne Pease, et al., IGI Global, 2010, pp. 289-302. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-266-4.ch021

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Blake, J. & Kerr, D. (2010). Development of an Online Sleep Diary. In W. Pease, M. Cooper, & R. Gururajan (Eds.), Biomedical Knowledge Management: Infrastructures and Processes for E-Health Systems (pp. 289-302). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-266-4.ch021

Chicago

Blake, Jacqui, and Don Kerr. "Development of an Online Sleep Diary." In Biomedical Knowledge Management: Infrastructures and Processes for E-Health Systems, edited by Wayne Pease, Malcolm Cooper, and Raj Gururajan, 289-302. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-266-4.ch021

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Abstract

Sleep disorders causing excessive daytime sleepiness are estimated to affect six percent of the population and has traditionally been under diagnosed. Sleep disorders symptoms may lead to an increased likelihood of suffering work and vehicle related accidents as well as affecting the physical and mental well being of the sufferer. A sleep diary documenting sleep hygiene habits over a period of time is an important tool in the diagnoses of sleep disorders. This project was to develop an online sleep diary, bringing benefits of presenting the information earlier to the physician in a format which allows the quick assimilation of information from the diary. The information is also in an electronic format facilitating the transmission to an electronic health record and the building of a database of sleep patterns. An online sleep diary allows a patient to self-monitor their condition allowing them to assess treatment and lifestyle changes on sleep patterns.

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