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Importance of characterising sleep breaks within the 24-h movement behaviour framework Sabia, Séverine; Yerramalla, Manasa S.; Liu-Ambrose, Teresa

Abstract

Accelerometers measure the acceleration of the body part they are attached and allow to estimate time spent in activity levels (sedentary behaviour, light, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity) and sleep over a 24-h period for several consecutive days. These advantages come with the challenges to analyse the large amount of data while integrating dimensions of both physical activity/sedentary behaviour and sleep domains. This commentary raises the questions of 1) how to classify sleep breaks (i.e. wake after sleep onset) during the night within the 24-h movement behaviour framework and 2) how to assess their impact on health while also accounting for night time sleep duration and time in sedentary behaviour and physical activity during the day. The authors advocate for future collaborations between researchers from the physical activity/sedentary behaviour and sleep research fields to ensure appropriate analysis and interpretation of the tremendous amount of data recorded by the newer generation accelerometers. This is the only way forward to provide meaningfully accurate evidence to inform future 24-h movement behaviour guidelines.

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Title
Importance of characterising sleep breaks within the 24-h movement behaviour framework
Creator
Sabia, Séverine; Yerramalla, Manasa S.; Liu-Ambrose, Teresa
Contributor
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health; Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. Research Institute; Centre for Hip Health and Mobility; Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. Aging, Mobility, and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2022-01-06
Description
Accelerometers measure the acceleration of the body part they are attached and allow to estimate time spent in activity levels (sedentary behaviour, light, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity) and sleep over a 24-h period for several consecutive days. These advantages come with the challenges to analyse the large amount of data while integrating dimensions of both physical activity/sedentary behaviour and sleep domains. This commentary raises the questions of 1) how to classify sleep breaks (i.e. wake after sleep onset) during the night within the 24-h movement behaviour framework and 2) how to assess their impact on health while also accounting for night time sleep duration and time in sedentary behaviour and physical activity during the day. The authors advocate for future collaborations between researchers from the physical activity/sedentary behaviour and sleep research fields to ensure appropriate analysis and interpretation of the tremendous amount of data recorded by the newer generation accelerometers. This is the only way forward to provide meaningfully accurate evidence to inform future 24-h movement behaviour guidelines.
Subject
Sleep; Physical activity; Sedentary time; Sleep breaks
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2022-01-26
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0406361
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/80737
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Non UBC; Physical Therapy, Department of
Citation
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2022 Jan 06;19(1):3
Publisher DOI
10.1186/s12966-021-01241-5
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher; Other
Copyright Holder
The Author(s)
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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