Poor sleep quality and insufficient sleep of a collegiate student-athlete population

Mah, Cheri D.; Kezirian, Eric J.; Marcello, B; Dement, William C.

doi:10.1016/j.sleh.2018.02.005

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“…A study by Hoshikawa et al 78 investigated the sleep of 817 Japanese athletes, with results showing a mean time in bed of 7:29 h:min, and 229 (28%) athletes showing a PSQI global score above the clinical criteria for poor sleep quality. Similarly, a study by Mah et al 79 examined the sleep of 628 collegiate student-athletes, with results showing 42.4% of athletes experiencing poor sleep quality, and 39.1% of athletes regularly obtaining <7 hours of sleep per night.…”

Section: Sleep and Cognitive Performance In Athletic Populationsmentioning

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From pillow to podium: a review on understanding sleep for elite athletes

O’Donnell¹,

Beaven²,

Driller³

2018

NSS

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Sleep is considered vital to human health and well-being, and is critical to physiological and cognitive functioning. Elite athletes experience high training and competition demands, and are often exposed to various factors, situations, and environments that can cause sleep impairments. Previous research has shown that athletes commonly experience sleep loss in the lead up to and following competition, which could have significant impacts on their preparation, performance, and recovery. In particular, the results from previous research show significant reductions in total sleep time (~1:40 h:min) and significant increases in sleep latency (~45 minutes) following evening competition. Napping is common in both the training and competition setting in athletes; however, research on the effect of napping on physiology and performance is limited. In contrast, research on strategies and interventions to improve sleep are increasing in the athletic population, with sleep hygiene research resulting in significant improvements in key sleep indices. This review investigates the physiological importance of sleep in athletes, current tools to monitor athletes’ sleep, the role of sleep for cognitive functioning and athletic performance, the prevalence of sleep disturbances and the potential mechanisms causing sleep disturbances, the role of napping, and different intervention strategies to improve sleep.

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From pillow to podium: a review on understanding sleep for elite athletes

O’Donnell¹,

Beaven²,

Driller³

2018

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“…The roles of sleep in muscle recovery, psychological well-being, reaction time, and accuracy may all support athletic performance (Watson, 2017). Despite the demonstrated importance of sleep for performance, elite and collegiate athletes often exhibit poor sleep quality and inadequate sleep duration (Leeder et al, 2012;Mah et al, 2018;Brauer et al, 2019;Kroshus et al, 2019;Reardon et al, 2019).…”

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Benefits Psychological Well-Being, Sleep Quality, and Athletic Performance in Female Collegiate Rowers

Jones

Kaur

Miller³

et al. 2020

Front. Psychol.

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Factors such as psychological well-being, sleep quality, and athletic coping skills can influence athletic performance. Mindfulness-based interventions, including mindfulnessbased stress reduction (MBSR), have been shown to benefit these factors, suggesting they may, at least indirectly, benefit athletic performance. Moreover, while mindfulness training has been linked to better accuracy in some high-precision sports, whether it can improve non-precision elements of athletic performance is unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of MBSR on psychological well-being, sleep, athletic coping skills, and rowing performance in collegiate rowers in a controlled experimental design. Members of a Division I NCAA Women's Rowing team completed either an 8-week MBSR course along with their regular athletic training program (Intervention group) or the athletic training program alone (Control group). Measurements of interest were taken at baseline and again either during or shortly following the intervention. In contrast to the Control group, the Intervention group showed improvements in psychological well-being, subjective and objective sleep quality, athletic coping skills, and rowing performance as measured by a 6,000-m ergometer test. Improvements in athletic coping skills, psychological well-being, and subjective sleep quality were all correlated with increases in mindfulness in the Intervention group. These results suggest that mindfulness training may benefit non-precision aspects of athletic performance. Incorporating mindfulness training into athletic training programs may benefit quality of life and performance in student athletes.

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“…Athletes often experience poor quality of sleep whether at the elite or collegiate level, and travel is reported as one of the factors associated with poor sleep 25 , 26 . Sleep quality can decrease when athletes sleep in unfamiliar settings 27 , and especially as top athletes often tour domestically or internationally, they may encounter unfamiliar or uncomfortable sleep surfaces, which may affect their sleep, restoration, and athletic performances.…”

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Evaluations of effects of sleep surfaces on athletic performance in youth

Midorikawa

Sato

Miyata

et al. 2020

Sci Rep

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We recently demonstrated that sleeping on high rebound [HR] mattress toppers induced a continuous and more rapid decline in core body temperature compared to low rebound [LR] mattress toppers during the initial phase of nocturnal sleep in young healthy volunteers. HR toppers are characterized by their supportive feel and high breathability whereas LR toppers are pressure-absorbing. In the current study, we evaluated effects of HR mattress toppers on objectively-(actigraphy) and subjectively-(questionnaires) evaluated sleep, vigilance (psychomotor vigilance test), and athletic performance (40-m sprint time, long jump distance, and star drill time) in youth male athletes age 10-19, in two sessions: fifty-one subjects in 2013 (study I) and 23 subjects in 2014 (study II). Sleeping on HR mattress toppers for four to six weeks improved some athletic performance measures compared to sleeping on LR or sleeping directly on spring mattresses without a topper. Statistically significant improvements in 40-m sprint time in study I (compared to LR) and in star drill time in study II (no topper) were observed. No changes in sleep and psychomotor vigilance were observed. These results suggest selecting optimal sleep surfaces may contribute to the maximization of athletic performances, and further studies are warranted. Sleep has been known to be associated with athletic performance. Sleep deprivation decreases levels of physical performances in a variety of exercises including weight-lifting and endurance exercises such as prolonged treadmill walking 1,2. More recently, sufficient and restorative sleep has been revealed to be essential to maximize athletic performance for top athletes. Extending sleep hours improved athletic performance in collegiate men's varsity basketball team members according to a study by Mah et al. 3. In this study, the athletes first maintained their normal nighttime sleep for 2 to 4 weeks, then maximized their nighttime sleep for the next 5 to 7 weeks. With this extended sleep time, athletic performance improved gradually over the weeks 3. The athletes ran faster, their shooting accuracy improved by 9%, and their fatigue levels decreased by the end of the study 3. Subjects also reported improved performances during competitive basketball games 3. Subsequent studies have indicated that inadequate sleep negatively affects athletic performance. In semiprofessional tennis players, sleep restriction was shown to impair serving accuracy 4. Restricting sleep of these subject to 5 h (33% reduction) on the night before testing, reduced serving accuracy by approximately 30%. Eighty mg of caffeine intake, which induces a refreshing feeling and counteracts sleepiness, only improved serving performance non-significantly and by a small increment 4. In a separate study, serving accuracy improved with one week of sleep extension by approximately 1.7 h in collegiate varsity athletes 5. These results indicate that restoration during sleep may be a significant factor in improving athletic performance. As for injuries, chr...

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Poor sleep quality and insufficient sleep of a collegiate student-athlete population

Cited by 156 publications

References 32 publications

From pillow to podium: a review on understanding sleep for elite athletes

From pillow to podium: a review on understanding sleep for elite athletes

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Benefits Psychological Well-Being, Sleep Quality, and Athletic Performance in Female Collegiate Rowers

Evaluations of effects of sleep surfaces on athletic performance in youth

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