To nap or not to nap? A systematic review evaluating napping behavior in athletes and the impact on various measures of athletic performance

M Lastella, SL Halson, JA Vitale… - Nature and science of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The objective of this systematic review was to 1) determine how studies evaluated
napping behavior in athletes (frequency, duration, timing and measurement); 2) explore how …

[HTML][HTML] Sleep tracking of a commercially available smart ring and smartwatch against medical-grade actigraphy in everyday settings: instrument validation study

MA Mehrabadi, I Azimi, F Sarhaddi… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2020 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Assessment of sleep quality is essential to address poor sleep quality and
understand changes. Owing to the advances in the Internet of Things and wearable …

Sleep interventions for performance, mood and sleep outcomes in athletes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

K Gwyther, S Rice, R Purcell, V Pilkington… - Psychology of Sport and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sleep is fundamental to sports performance and other health outcomes such as mental
wellbeing. This systematic review explored the effects of sleep interventions implemented …

The effect of sleep quality and quantity on athlete's health and perceived training quality

MJ Hamlin, RW Deuchrass, PD Olsen… - Frontiers in Sports and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
University athletes are unique because they not only have to cope with the normal psycho-
physiological stress of training and playing sport, but they also need to accommodate the …

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 …

Effect of evening blue light blocking glasses on subjective and objective sleep in healthy adults: A randomized control trial

JA Bigalke, IM Greenlund, JR Nicevski, JR Carter - Sleep Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Evening blue light has been shown to suppress melatonin, which can negatively
impact sleep quality. The impact of evening blue light blocking (BLB) interventions on sleep …

Sleep disturbances and depression are bidirectionally associated among college student athletes across COVID-19 pandemic exposure classes

KA Petrie, BA Messman, DC Slavish… - Psychology of Sport and …, 2023 - Elsevier
College athletes may be vulnerable to sleep disturbances and depression during the COVID-
19 pandemic as a result of large shifts in social and athletic obligations. In a national sample …

Sex differences in sleep and influence of the menstrual cycle on women's sleep in junior endurance athletes

M Hrozanova, CA Klöckner, Ø Sandbakk, S Pallesen… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Previous research shows that female athletes sleep better according to objective parameters
but report worse subjective sleep quality than male athletes. However, existing sleep studies …

To Sleep Dreaming Medals: Sleep Characteristics, Napping Behavior, and Sleep-Hygiene Strategies in Elite Track-and-Field Athletes Facing the Olympic Games of …

JA Vitale, S Borghi, MF Piacentini… - … Journal of Sports …, 2023 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: Few data are available on sleep characteristics of elite track-and-field athletes. Our
study aimed to assess (1) differences in sleep between sexes and among different track-and …

The Effect of Autogenic Training in a Form of Audio Recording on Sleep Quality and Physiological Stress Reactions of University Athletes—Pilot Study

K Litwic-Kaminska, M Kotyśko, T Pracki… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite the growing popularity of relaxation training, the effectiveness of an autogenic
training (AT) as a method of dealing with sleep problems in group of student athletes is …