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Development of an Online Sleep Diary
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Development of an Online Sleep Diary

Jacqueline Blake and Don Kerr
Biomedical Knowledge Management: Infrastructure and Processes for E-Health Systems, pp.289-302
IGI Global Publishers
2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-266-4.ch021
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sleep disorder sleep diary online
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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