Instructions:
By taking the sleep test, you agree that your anonymized data may be stored and used for research purposes (see explanations below).
The sleep test was developed by Dr. Albrecht Vorster and other scientists from Bern University Hospital. It enables an initial screening of all significant sleep disorders and allows us to determine how healthy your current sleep behavior is. Further information on the concept and measurement of sleep health can be found at Vorster et al., 2024, Clin. Transl. Neurosci. .
Your data will be treated confidentially by the Sleep Network. You will not be asked for personal information such as name or contact details. Only your IP address will be initially recorded, but then coded and anonymized. Your data will be stored anonymously and used for research purposes. When used for research purposes, the data cannot be traced back to you personally. Evaluation, presentation, and publication of the data will be carried out exclusively at a group level. Your data will not be used for advertising purposes. Data will not be resold.
Open Research Data refers to the practice of making research data freely accessible and transparent to promote the reproducibility of scientific results and facilitate collaboration in research. In the implementation of Open Research Data, data is published in a way that allows free and broad use without endangering the privacy of participants. By using the sleep test, you agree that the anonymized research data may be made publicly available.
Anonymization is carried out in accordance with current data protection standards to ensure that individual participants cannot be identified. The publication of Open Research Data serves exclusively scientific purposes and the promotion of transparent research. The data is published without personal identifiers to protect the privacy of participants. Researchers accessing the Open Research Data commit to using the data ethically and responsibly. Any publication or use of the data must comply with applicable laws and ethical guidelines.