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Smartwatches misjudge sleep quality, researchers claim

  • Earliest collected report:Фокус

Researchers found that smartwatches like Fitbit and Apple Watch do not always accurately reflect sleep quality, especially in people with insomnia. They may indicate that a person slept well, even when this is not the case.

In brief

  • Study conducted in 2026
  • Analyzed smartwatches Fitbit and Apple Watch
  • Issue particularly affects people with insomnia
Covered by 2 of 6 media groups
  • Budget not in the collected reports
  • Public money not in the collected reports
  • Media business 1 source
  • Big capital not in the collected reports
  • Readers and grants not in the collected reports
  • Undisclosed 1 source

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: budget, public money, big capital, readers and grants.

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
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Media business
  • Newsroom 1
50%1 item
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  • Newsroom 1
50%1 item

How we count media groups — Methodology

Who the outlets write for
  • community 0
  • region 0
  • country 2
  • world 0
Channels
  • Websites 2

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    • national desk

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