Real-World Use of Consumer Sleep Devices: A Rapid Review.

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of consumer sleep technologies in real-world settings for monitoring sleep patterns.
• Conduct a rapid review of existing literature on consumer sleep devices
• Assess accuracy in sleep duration and circadian timing
• Evaluate limitations in sleep staging and fragmentation accuracy
• Consumer sleep technologies are effective for monitoring sleep duration and circadian timing
• Accuracy is poor for detailed sleep staging and fragmentation
• Most devices lack validation in diverse and clinical groups
• Improvements needed in design and algorithm transparency for better reliability.