Zeo Sleep Research Center, Part 1

Here at Zeo we are dedicated to:

• The science of sleep
• Providing the best information and services to our customers based on that science.

To that end, we are actively engaged in original research that can help increase the general knowledge about sleep and the many factors that could be helping or hindering a good night of sleep.

Introducing DOZER

One important aspect of our research consists of analyzing data provided by our users in an aggregated, de-identified way. The Data Observations of the Zeo Extraction Registry (DOZER) is a research study that has been approved by the Western Institutional Review Board (WIRB) to ensure the safety of our research, including the privacy of our subjects, namely you. We use the data to make observations about the way people sleep; below are some examples of what we’ve seen so far.

DOZER at Sleep 2010

In June 2010, we presented 3 abstracts from DOZER data at the annual Sleep meeting:

1. The Effects of Daylight Savings on Sleep download PDF – Unexpectedly, we don’t get that extra hour of sleep when we “fall back”, but our sleep really gets disrupted when we “spring ahead”.
2. Sleep Across Age download PDF – A large objective dataset of Zeo users that shows that sleep does indeed get worse as we age; just as we would expect from the sleep age wheel
3. Weekday vs Weekend Sleep download abstract–It may be no surprise that we tend to get less sleep during the week, but this objective data indicates that we get less sleep, in general, than most people suspect.

What’s This Mean for You?

The questions and answers that come out of DOZER can help us to provide you with information and tools at the cutting edge of sleep science. Knowing just how daylight savings affects Zeo users can help us to coach our customers through clock changes. Knowing how sleep changes as we age can help us set the proper expectations for what a typical night’s sleep looks like.

As we continue with research through DOZER, we take your need for privacy very seriously. We conform to strict standards for the de-identification of data as set forth by the WIRB, and we provide options for those who feel that such protections may not be enough for them. We suggest reading our privacy policy, terms of use, and this blog post to get a better picture of how we’re dealing with this issue. If you have any additional questions or concerns about your privacy, you can always email us. This research is a service to sleep science and to our customers, and you are helping both by contributing data.

There are lots of questions we could answer using DOZER and we’d like to start by hearing from you: What would you like to see? What questions do you think are important to explore? Feel free to comment below or on our forum.

Steve (ZQ: 100) is our resident Research Scientist, working to help people understand the science behind Zeo, as well as the science of sleep. He is one of the driving forces behind our Sleep Research Center.

Tagged as: Daylight Savings, Sleep + Age, Sleep Science, Weekday/Weekend Sleep