Sleep Log

Friday, 18 February 2005 11:16
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SLEEP LIKE A LOG?
A sleep diary or log is a good starting point to see exactly what the extent of the problem is.

 

An example might look like this:

 

 

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
 Friday
Saturday
Total nap time yesterday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sleep medication

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time started trying to sleep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How long before feel asleep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How many times woke up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How many minutes awake during night *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time awoke for last time this morning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How many hours' sleep?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

time got out of bed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How well slept ~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How refreshing sleep was #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?    not including time taken to fall asleep
?    ~ compared with average over past month 1. much worse; 2. slightly worse; 3. fairly typical; 4. slightly better; 5. much better
?    # 1. not at all restorative: no benefit; 2. slight restorative value; 3. restorative but not adequate; 4. relatively satisfactory; 5. Completely satisfactory

 

It may also be helpful to assess your daily activity levels in a separate log and compare them to see if there is a correlation. In fact, any variable can be looked at in this way to see if there is a pattern emerging. So pain level, other symptoms, caffeine consumption, diet, menstrual cycle, medication changes (especially timing) can all be assessed to see their impact upon the sleep pattern.

 

For people with chronic pain, it is advisable to keep a pain log for the same period as the sleep log; it might look something like this:

 

 

A sleep diary or log is a good starting point to see exactly what the extent of the problem is.

 

An example might look like this:

 

 

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
 Friday
Saturday
Total nap time yesterday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sleep medication

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time started trying to sleep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How long before feel asleep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How many times woke up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How many minutes awake during night *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time awoke for last time this morning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How many hours' sleep?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

time got out of bed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How well slept ~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How refreshing sleep was #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?    not including time taken to fall asleep
?    ~ compared with average over past month 1. much worse; 2. slightly worse; 3. fairly typical; 4. slightly better; 5. much better
?    # 1. not at all restorative: no benefit; 2. slight restorative value; 3. restorative but not adequate; 4. relatively satisfactory; 5. Completely satisfactory

 

It may also be helpful to assess your daily activity levels in a separate log and compare them to see if there is a correlation. In fact, any variable can be looked at in this way to see if there is a pattern emerging. So pain level, other symptoms, caffeine consumption, diet, menstrual cycle, medication changes (especially timing) can all be assessed to see their impact upon the sleep pattern.

 

For people with chronic pain, it is advisable to keep a pain log for the same period as the sleep log; it might look something like this:

 

 

SLEEP LIKE A LOG?
A sleep diary or log is a good starting point to see exactly what the extent of the problem is.

 

An example might look like this:

 

 

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
 Friday
Saturday
Total nap time yesterday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sleep medication

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time started trying to sleep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How long before feel asleep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How many times woke up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How many minutes awake during night *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time awoke for last time this morning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How many hours' sleep?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

time got out of bed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How well slept ~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How refreshing sleep was #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?    not including time taken to fall asleep
?    ~ compared with average over past month 1. much worse; 2. slightly worse; 3. fairly typical; 4. slightly better; 5. much better
?    # 1. not at all restorative: no benefit; 2. slight restorative value; 3. restorative but not adequate; 4. relatively satisfactory; 5. Completely satisfactory

 

It may also be helpful to assess your daily activity levels in a separate log and compare them to see if there is a correlation. In fact, any variable can be looked at in this way to see if there is a pattern emerging. So pain level, other symptoms, caffeine consumption, diet, menstrual cycle, medication changes (especially timing) can all be assessed to see their impact upon the sleep pattern.

 

For people with chronic pain, it is advisable to keep a pain log for the same period as the sleep log; it might look something like this:

 

 

A sleep diary or log is a good starting point to see exactly what the extent of the problem is.

 

An example might look like this:

 

 

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
 Friday
Saturday
Total nap time yesterday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sleep medication

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time started trying to sleep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How long before feel asleep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How many times woke up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How many minutes awake during night *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time awoke for last time this morning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How many hours' sleep?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

time got out of bed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How well slept ~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How refreshing sleep was #

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?    not including time taken to fall asleep
?    ~ compared with average over past month 1. much worse; 2. slightly worse; 3. fairly typical; 4. slightly better; 5. much better
?    # 1. not at all restorative: no benefit; 2. slight restorative value; 3. restorative but not adequate; 4. relatively satisfactory; 5. Completely satisfactory

 

It may also be helpful to assess your daily activity levels in a separate log and compare them to see if there is a correlation. In fact, any variable can be looked at in this way to see if there is a pattern emerging. So pain level, other symptoms, caffeine consumption, diet, menstrual cycle, medication changes (especially timing) can all be assessed to see their impact upon the sleep pattern.

 

For people with chronic pain, it is advisable to keep a pain log for the same period as the sleep log; it might look something like this: