Misperception of supine sleep in the sleep laboratory: a retrospective review of self-reported versus polysomnography-measured sleep position

Key Points

• Self-reported sleep positions often misalign with polysomnography measurements, impacting sleep assessments.
• A significant 30% of participants incorrectly identified their sleep position during the study period.
• Retrospective review analyzed sleep data from multiple sleep sessions to evaluate discrepancies in reporting.
• This highlights the need for objective measurements in clinical evaluations of sleep position.