Is the air that we breathe during sleep affecting our sleep quality?

Indoor air quality during sleep

Title: Is the air that we breathe during sleep affecting our sleep quality?

Authors: Canha N., Lage J., Belo J., Picado M., Macedo P.,Faria T., Meira e Cruz M., Cabo Verde S., Viegas C., Alves C., S.M. Almeida S.M.

Summary:

This study aimed to understand the impact of indoor air quality during sleep on the sleep quality of the occupants through the evaluation of the exposure to indoor air pollutants during sleep of 9 couples and the assessment of their sleep quality through polysomnography. Associations between data of indoor air quality and sleep’s parameters were assessed, where CO, CO₂, RH and T revealed to have an impact on the sleep of the occupants of the bedroom.

Type of publication: Poster presentation at Indoor Air 2018 (Philadelphia, USA, 22-27 July)

How to cite: Canha N., Lage J., Belo J., Picado M., Macedo P.,Faria T., Meira e Cruz M., Cabo Verde S., Viegas C., Alves C., Almeida S.M. (2018) Is the air that we breathe during sleep affecting our sleep quality? Indoor Air 2018 – 15^th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality & Climate, Philadelphia, USA, 22-27 July.

Abstract to download: here

Poster to download: here