Measuring sleep used to be the domain of the sleep laboratory, but new technologies allow sleep to be measured at home. How well do new devices work? What about consumer devices such as FitBit compared to actigraphy that has been used by sleep researchers for years? Should you be measuring your sleep? Does it help to improve sleep? With the help of James Slater from Sleep and Performance Analytics we discuss sleep measurement and the use of sleep trackers.

Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk, talking all things sleep.

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Audio Timeline:
00:00 - 01:45 Introduction
01:45 - 05:16 What's news in sleep?

01:45 -  02:45 Sleep technology
02:45 -  03:38 Sleeping in the heat
 03:38 - 05:03 Research on parasomnias and sleep paralysis
05:03 -  34:17 Theme - Sleep Trackers. Discussion with James Slater

05:03 - 24:30 Discussion on sleep trackers and sleep measurement
24:30 - 30:12 What are the psychological aspects of measuring sleep?
30:12 - 31:35 The future of sleep trackers
31:35 - 33:20 Clinical actigraphy service
33:20 - 33:50 More information on sleep trackers
33:50- 35:27 Clinical tip of the month - Self-monitoring and self-awareness is only part of behaviour change
35:27 - 37:58 Pick of the month:

35:27 - 36:28 David - Sleepingtime.org
36:28 - 38:58 Moira - Clean sleeping: A trend for 2017?
38:58 - 40:46 James - Time use and productivity
40:46 - 41:32 Sign off

Next episode: March 6th 2017

Links mentioned in the podcast:
Good Sleep: It's not about the night - SleepHub
Sleep technology at CES - radio interview on 774AM
Sleeping in the heat - SleepHub
Sleeping in the heat - SBS online
Research study on sleep walking and sleep eating - Monash University study
Clinical actigraphy service - Sleep and Performance Analytics
What sleep trackers are available? - SleepHub
Using a sleep tracker - Sleephub audio interview
Insights on sleep from using a sleep tracker - A Current Affair TV story
Guidelines for the use of actigraphy - Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Sleepingtime.org - check people's sleeping hours based on their Twitter posts
The life changing magic of tidying up - Book by Marie Kondo
Clean sleeping: A trend for 2017? - The New Daily
Prof Leon Lack - Flinders University
Time use and productivity: The wage returns to sleep - Article by Matthew Gibson & Jeffery Shrader
Sleep and daylight savings - Jawbone blog

Measuring sleep used to be the domain of the sleep laboratory, but new technologies allow sleep to be measured at home. How well do new devices work? What about consumer devices such as FitBit compared to actigraphy that has been used by sleep researchers for years? Should you&nbsp;be measuring your sleep? Does it help to improve sleep? With the help of James Slater from&nbsp;<a href="https://sleepandperformanceanalytics.com">Sleep and Performance Analytics</a>&nbsp;we discuss sleep measurement and the use of sleep trackers.
Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk, talking all things sleep.
Leave a review and&nbsp;subscribe via&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/sleep-talk/id1067640419?mt=2">iTunes</a>
Audio Timeline:
<ul>
<li>00:00 - 01:45 Introduction</li>
<li>01:45 - 05:16 What's news in sleep?
<ul>
<li>01:45 - &nbsp;02:45 Sleep technology</li>
<li>02:45 - &nbsp;03:38 Sleeping in the heat</li>
<li>&nbsp;03:38 - 05:03 Research on parasomnias and sleep paralysis</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>05:03 - &nbsp;34:17 Theme&nbsp;-&nbsp;Sleep Trackers. Discussion with James Slater
<ul>
<li>05:03 - 24:30 Discussion on sleep trackers and sleep measurement</li>
<li>24:30 - 30:12 What are the psychological aspects of measuring sleep?</li>
<li>30:12 - 31:35 The future of sleep trackers</li>
<li>31:35 - 33:20 Clinical actigraphy service</li>
<li>33:20 - 33:50 More information on sleep trackers</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>33:50- 35:27 Clinical tip of the month - Self-monitoring and self-awareness is only part of behaviour change</li>
<li>35:27 - 37:58 Pick&nbsp;of the month:
<ul>
<li>35:27 - 36:28 David&nbsp;-&nbsp;Sleepingtime.org</li>
<li>36:28 - 38:58 Moira&nbsp;-&nbsp;Clean sleeping: A trend for 2017?</li>
<li>38:58 - 40:46 James - Time use and productivity</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>40:46 - 41:32 Sign off</li>
</ul>
Next episode: March 6th 2017
Links mentioned in the podcast:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://sleephub.com.au/good-sleep/">Good Sleep: It's not about the night</a>&nbsp;- SleepHub</li>
<li><a href="https://omny.fm/shows/sleep-hub/can-new-devices-help-sleep">Sleep technology at CES</a>&nbsp;- radio interview on 774AM</li>
<li><a href="http://sleephub.com.au/sleeping-in-the-heat/">Sleeping in the heat</a>&nbsp;- SleepHub</li>
<li><a href="http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/health/article/2017/01/24/dont-let-heat-sabotage-your-sleep">Sleeping in the heat</a>&nbsp;- SBS online</li>
<li><a href="https://monashsleepstudy.wordpress.com">Research study on sleep walking and sleep eating</a>&nbsp;- Monash University study</li>
<li><a href="https://sleepandperformanceanalytics.com/clinical/">Clinical actigraphy service</a>&nbsp;- Sleep and Performance Analytics</li>
<li><a href="http://sleephub.com.au/options-for-sleep-trackers/">What sleep&nbsp;trackers are available?</a>&nbsp;- SleepHub</li>
<li><a href="http://sleephub.com.au/activity-tracker-for-sleep/">Using a sleep tracker</a>&nbsp;- Sleephub audio interview</li>
<li><a href="http://sleephub.com.au/using-an-activity-tracker/">Insights on sleep from using a sleep tracker</a>&nbsp;- A Current Affair TV story</li>
<li><a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15402002.2015.1046356">Guidelines for the use of actigraphy</a>&nbsp;- Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine</li>
<li><a href="http://sleepingtime.org">Sleepingtime.org</a>&nbsp;- check people's sleeping hours based on their Twitter posts</li>
<li><a href="http://tidyingup.com/books/the-life-changing-magic-of-tidying-up-hc">The life changing magic of tidying up</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;Book by Marie Kondo</li>
<li><a href="http://thenewdaily.com.au/life/wellbeing/2016/12/23/clean-sleeping/">Clean sleeping: A trend for 2017?</a>&nbsp;- The New Daily</li>
<li><a href="http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/leon.lack">Prof Leon Lack</a>&nbsp;- Flinders University</li>
<li><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/091814sleep.pdf">Time use and productivity: The wage returns to sleep</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;Article by Matthew Gibson &amp; Jeffery Shrader</li>
<li><a href="https://jawbone.com/blog/sleep-week/">Sleep and daylight savings</a>&nbsp;- Jawbone blog</li>
</ul>

Sleep Talk is the place to get quality, evidence-based information on sleep and sleep disorders from experts in the field. Each month Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) discuss a sleep topic and interview experts in the field as well as highlighting what has caught their eye in the world of sleep.

Tune in each month for information on health sleep and sleep disorders.

Sleep Talk - Talking all things sleep

Sleep Talk is the place to get quality, evidence-based information on sleep and sleep disorders from experts in the field. Each month Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) discuss a sleep topic and interview experts in the field as well as highlighting what has caught their eye in the world of sleep. Brought to you by SleepHub.com.au

Sleep Talk

Measuring sleep used to be the domain of the sleep laboratory, but new technologies allow sleep to be measured at home. How well do new devices work? What about consumer devices such as FitBit compared to actigraphy that has been used by sleep researchers for years? Should you be measuring your sleep? Does it help to improve sleep? With the help of James Slater from Sleep and Performance Analytics we discuss sleep measurement and the use of sleep trackers.