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How many nights are needed? The short-term stability of intraindividual variability in sleep parameters derived from accelerometry data in a cohort of normal sleepers.

Sleep·June 15, 2026·PMID 41761769

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Sleep variability is increasingly recognized as clinically important, but standard monitoring durations may be too short to capture it reliably. This study provides evidence-based guidance for designing sleep studies and interpreting accelerometry data in both research and clinical contexts.

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