[HTML][HTML] Sleep and the athlete: narrative review and 2021 expert consensus recommendations

NP Walsh, SL Halson, C Sargent, GD Roach… - British journal of sports …, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
Elite athletes are particularly susceptible to sleep inadequacies, characterised by habitual
short sleep (< 7 hours/night) and poor sleep quality (eg, sleep fragmentation). Athletic …

The sleep and recovery practices of athletes

R Doherty, SM Madigan, A Nevill, G Warrington… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Athletes maintain a balance between stress and recovery and adopt recovery
modalities that manage fatigue and enhance recovery and performance. Optimal TST is …

Waking up to the issue! Research inattention and sex-related differences warrant more sleep studies in female athletes

CJ Power, JL Fox, KJ Elliott-Sale, AM Bender, VJ Dalbo… - Sports Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Understanding sleep patterns and behaviors of athletes is essential for developing targeted
sleep-based interventions for implementation in practice. However, more than double the …

The impact of kiwifruit consumption on the sleep and recovery of elite athletes

R Doherty, S Madigan, A Nevill, G Warrington, JG Ellis - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Poor sleep and resultant under-recovery can negatively impact training
adaptations, increase the risk of injury and reduce subsequent performance. Due to the 'food …

Sleep quality in elite athletes: normative values, reliability and understanding contributors to poor sleep

SL Halson, RD Johnston, RN Appaneal, MA Rogers… - Sports Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background The aims of this retrospective study were to (i) provide a description of sleep
quality in elite athletes as measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI),(ii) provide …

Sleep in Paralympic athletes and its relationship with injuries and illnesses

A Silva, LSP Pinheiro, S Silva, H Andrade… - Physical Therapy in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate sleep characteristics and investigate the relationship of sleep with
injuries and illnesses in Paralympic athletes. Design Cross-sectional. Setting Sports …

Sleep quality and the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in five European countries

SB Jabakhanji, A Lepinteur, G Menta, A Piper… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to lifestyle changes across Europe with a likely impact on
sleep quality. This investigation considers sleep quality in relation to the evolution of the …

[HTML][HTML] Sleep quality of student athletes and non-athletes-the role of chronotype, stress and life satisfaction

K Litwic-Kaminska, M Kotysko - Sleep Science, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Objective There are many internal and external factors that can affect sleep deterioration.
The adopted model of the relationship between chronotype, stress, life satisfaction and …

Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Athens insomnia scale for non-clinical application in Chinese athletes

C Tan, J Wang, G Cao, C Chen, J Yin, J Lu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Purpose This study aimed to revise and examine the reliability and validity of the Chinese
version of the Athens Insomnia Scale for Non-clinical Application (AIS-NCA) among Chinese …

[HTML][HTML] Reciprocal associations between sleep, mental strain, and training load in junior endurance athletes and the role of poor subjective sleep quality

M Hrozanova, CA Klöckner, Ø Sandbakk… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The importance of adequate sleep for athletic functioning is well established. Still, the
literature shows that many athletes report sleep of suboptimal quality or quantity. To date, no …