Published on in Vol 27 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/68816, first published .
Sleep, Health Care–Seeking Behaviors, and Perceptions Associated With the Use of Sleep Wearables in Canada: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey

Sleep, Health Care–Seeking Behaviors, and Perceptions Associated With the Use of Sleep Wearables in Canada: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey

Sleep, Health Care–Seeking Behaviors, and Perceptions Associated With the Use of Sleep Wearables in Canada: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey

Karianne Dion   1, 2 , BA ;   Meggan Porteous   1, 2 , BA ;   Tetyana Kendzerska   3 , MD, PhD ;   Ashley Nixon   2 , PhD ;   Elliott Lee   1 , MD ;   Massimiliano de Zambotti   4 , PhD ;   Sheila N Garland   5 , PhD ;   Mandeep Singh   6, 7 , MD ;   Gino De Luca   8 , PhD ;   Samuel Gillman   9 , BSc ;   Andrée-Ann Baril   10, 11 , PhD ;   Dave Gallson   12 ;   Rebecca Robillard   1, 2 , PhD ;   Canadian Sleep Research Consortium   2

1 Sleep Research Unit, University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal, Ottawa, ON, Canada

2 School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

3 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

4 Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, United States

5 Department of Psychology, Memorial University, St-John's, NL, Canada

6 Toronto Sleep and Pulmonary Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

7 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

8 National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

9 Sleep, Cognition, & Neuroimaging Lab, Montréal, QC, Canada

10 Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada

11 Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine Research Center of the CIUSSS-NIM, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada

12 Mood Disorders Society of Canada, Belleville, ON, Canada

Corresponding Author:

  • Rebecca Robillard, PhD
  • Sleep Research Unit
  • University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal
  • 1145 Carling Avenue
  • Ottawa, ON
  • Canada
  • Phone: 1 6137226521
  • Email: Rebecca.Robillard@uottawa.ca