Sleep

Dear Donors, About a year ago, we were able to take stock of the first year of Datenspende. Today, around 470 million donated data points on heart rate, step count and sleep provide us with a unique insight into the development of vital signs under pandemic conditions.

In this analysis, we examine how vaccinations influence the impact of infections on resting heart rate, step count, and sleep patterns by contrasting infections prior to and subsequent to being fully vaccinated.

Note: Updated on April 11, 2022. See end of this text for details. Datenspende 2.0 is finally here. Since mid-October you can answer short questionnaires in the app to help us to substantially improve our understanding of the donated vital data in relation to COVID-19.

This weekend it’s that time again: The clocks will be changed back one hour, from daylight saving time to standard time. Since the beginning of the Corona Data Donation, this is the third clock change.

Dear donors, When this project started in April 2020, we did not expect hundreds of thousands of people to donate their health data for more than a year - your participation and continued willingness to support this project has exceeded our boldest dreams.

Around a quarter of you donates not only their daily heart rate and steps but also their sleep data, particularly how long and when you sleep. Since sleep provides a wealth of information on health and well-being, we are now taking a closer look at these data - enlisting also the expertise of sleep researchers.