Epidemiological Evaluation of Intervention Program to Promote Mental and Sleep Health of Sports Athletes

Harada, Tetsuo; Wada, Kai; Akimitsu, Osami; Krejčí, Milada; Noji, Teruki; Nakade, Miyo; Takeuchi, Hitomi

doi:10.5539/ijps.v5n3p155

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“…Scores of the sense of coherence (power to overcome the difficulty: feeling of adequate understanding, feeling of ability to act for solving the problems, and feeling in significant meaning) were lower in the evening-typed group than that in the morning-typed group. This lower ability of coherence sense by the evening-typed persons could show the lower hardiness to the social stress and can be related to the lower mental health due the "the eveningness" (Harada et al, 2013b). The relationship of the evening-typed athletes to higher amount of carbohydrates and higher amount of confectionery and sweet beverage consumed by them might imply that the evening-typed athletes tended to spend the night time with sweets such as cake or pastry and sweet beverage such as coke.…”

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Questionnaire Study on the Comparison among Circadian Typology, Sleep Habit, Physical and Mental Health and Meal Habit in Japanese University Athletes

Nakade¹,

Takeuchi²,

Uezato

et al. 2015

PSYCH

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It has been pointed out that Japanese university students have several problems from psychological and social points of view due to their evening-typed life. For university athletes, evening-typed life is afraid to promote reduced quality of performance and high risk to be injured during training and match. This study tries to investigate the relationship among circadian typology, sleep habit, physical and mental health and meal habit from epidemiological view point. An integrated questionnaire was administrated to 120 men athletes attending university soccer club in November 2013 and 62 ones answered it correctly. The questionnaire included the diurnal type scale which is constructed by Torsvall & Åkerstedt (1980) and questions on sleep habits and mental health, SOC scale (SOC3-UTHS) and FFQ scale. Morning-typed students showed higher quality of sleep (p = 0.015) and they tended to have higher SOC scores (p = 0.071) than the other chronotypes. Evening-typed students took higher amount of carbohydrates than the other types (p = 0.048). Circadian typology might be related to not only sleep health but also the nutritional characteristics and psychological responses to social stress in Japanese university athletes.

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Questionnaire Study on the Comparison among Circadian Typology, Sleep Habit, Physical and Mental Health and Meal Habit in Japanese University Athletes

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Takeuchi²,

Uezato

et al. 2015

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Effects of chronotype and environmental factors upon sleep and mental health in Japanese students aged 18–40 yrs

Takeuchi

Yamazaki

Oki

et al. 2015

Biological Rhythm Research

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An integrated-questionnaire was administered to a total of 4142 (2137 women, 2005 men; answer rate: 94.4%) university students and medical training schools students aged 18-40 y. The survey was carried out between May and October, 2004-2013. This questionnaire consisted of assessment of diurnal type, questions on sleep habits, mental health (upset emotionally, irritated, angered by small triggers, and suppressed), frequency of watching TV at night, use of mobile phone and playing TV games between 21:00 and 03:00 h, and questions on lighting conditions during the daytime and night. Sleep length in evening-type students (E-type; Diurnal Type Scores = 7-12) was shorter than in intermediate-types (I-type; DTS = 13-16) and morning-types (M-type; DTS = 17-28) on weekdays (p<0.001), whereas sleep length in evening-types was shorter than intermediate-and morning-type students at weekends (p<0.001). Mental health index scores of the E-type students were significantly lower than those of I-type and M-type students in both sexes (p<0.001). Seventy-three percent of E-type women students watched TV after 23:00 h, significantly higher than 65.0% and 52.5% of I-type and M-type females, respectively (p<0.001), and 70.4% of E-type male students watched the TV after 23:00 h, significantly higher than 66.1% and 59.7% of I-type and M-type males, respectively (p=0.001). With regard to lighting conditions in the room in the afternoon, a slightly lower, but significantly so, percentage of the E-type students used the sunlight coming through the window than did the other types (p<0.001). The frequency of having three nutritionally rich meals (especially breakfast) -including carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals -was significantly higher in M-type than I-types and E-types (p<0.001). Premenstrual symptoms (PMS) were significantly more severe in E-type than I-type and M-type females (p=0.002). Lighting conditions throughout the 24 hours and at breakfast can act as a strong zeitgeber for students and exert a great influence on their mental and physical health, and can also affect PMS in women students.

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Sleep and mental health of current and retired athletes across playing status and level of competition

Montero,

Baranoff,

Adams

et al. 2024

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Sleep and mental health problems are common in athletic cohorts; however, our knowledge is limited to current, elite athletes. We attempted to compare the symptomology of sleep and mental health problems across different playing statuses and competition levels. An online survey was completed by 946 adults from 37 sports (52.3% women) in seven countries. Athletes were currently competing, retired from competition (<20 years ago), or temporarily unable to play (i.e. injury/season postponed), from all competition levels. Retired athletes were at greater risk of sleep disordered breathing than current athletes (OR=2.30, 95% CI[1.66,3.20]) and those unable to play (OR=1.83, 95% CI[1.07,3.13]. Retired athletes (OR=1.54, 95% CI[1.11,2.15]) and those unable to play (OR=2.15, 95% CI[1.36,3.39]) were at greater risk of compromised wellbeing than current athletes. Sports institute/university/college level and semi-professional athletes were at greater risk of anxiety than professional athletes (OR=2.82, 95% CI[1.29, 6.17]; OR=2.38, 95% CI[1.10, 5.16]), respectively. Current and retired athletes had comparable risk of sleep difficulty, depression, and anxiety, while retired athletes were at the greatest risk for sleep apnoea, reflecting previous literature. Foreclosure of sport may explain reduced wellbeing in retired and temporarily unable to compete athletes. Emerging athletes were at elevated risk for depression and anxiety, with distinct barriers and stressors to elite athletes. The high risk prevalence observed has significant implications for the assessment and identification of sleep and mental health issues in athletic populations, highlighting the importance of intervention and prevention strategies. Findings underscore the necessity for longitudinal research, increased transparency from sporting organisations, and enhanced support during and beyond athletic careers.

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Epidemiological Evaluation of Intervention Program to Promote Mental and Sleep Health of Sports Athletes

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References 36 publications

Questionnaire Study on the Comparison among Circadian Typology, Sleep Habit, Physical and Mental Health and Meal Habit in Japanese University Athletes

Questionnaire Study on the Comparison among Circadian Typology, Sleep Habit, Physical and Mental Health and Meal Habit in Japanese University Athletes

Effects of chronotype and environmental factors upon sleep and mental health in Japanese students aged 18–40 yrs

Sleep and mental health of current and retired athletes across playing status and level of competition

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