Relationship between mattress technological features and sleep quality: an actigraphic study of healthy participants

The introduction of new mattresses with innovative technology has led to a significant improvement in objective sleep quality. We aimed to explore whether this improvement in sleep quality was merely due to the introduction of a new mattress regardless of the innovative level of its technological features. Twenty-eight healthy volunteers tested a standard technology mattress (traditional spring mattress) and a new technology mattress in expanded polyurethane and visco-elastic (Myform (R)). Sleep quality was assessed before and after introducing the new mattresses, objectively (through actigraphy) and subjectively (through the Mini Sleep Questionnaire). Myform (R) led to a significant improvement in actigraphic sleep parameters of sleep onset latency and sleep efficiency. Therefore it is not enough to introduce a new mattress with any technology in order to determine a significant objective sleep quality improvement; the innovative technological features of the mattress seem to be fundamental.