Sleep Diary - Components

Components

The information contained in a sleep diary includes some or all of the following points:

1. The time the person had wanted or intended to wake up
2. The time the person woke up
3. Whether the person woke up spontaneously, by an alarm clock, or because of another (specified) disturbance
4. The time the person got out of bed
5. A few words about how the person felt during the day (mood, drowsiness, etc.), often on a scale from 1 to 5 and the major cause
6. The start and end times of any daytime naps and exercises
7. The name, dosage and time of any drugs used including medication, sleep aids, caffeine and alcohol
8. The time and type/ heaviness of evening meal
9. Activities the last hour before bedtime, such as meditation, watching TV, playing PC-games
10. Stress level before bedtime, often on a scale from 1 to 5 and the major cause
11. The time the person tried to fall asleep
12. The time the person thinks sleep onset occurred
13. Activity during aforementioned two moments (remaining eyes closed, meditating, ...)
14. The presumed cause, number, time, and length of any nighttime awakenings and activities during these moments
15. Quality of sleep
16. Level of comfortableness of any recalled good or bad dreams