1. Evening electronic device use and sleep patterns in athletes.
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Jones, Maddison J., Dawson, Brian, Gucciardi, Daniel F., Eastwood, Peter R., Miller, Joanna, Halson, Shona L., Dunican, Ian C., and Peeling, Peter
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ELECTRONICS , *ATHLETES , *AGE distribution , *ATHLETIC ability , *CONVALESCENCE , *DROWSINESS , *POCKET computers , *SLEEP , *SLEEP stages , *SLEEP hygiene , *EQUIPMENT & supplies - Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate pre-sleep behaviours (including evening electronic device use) and sleep quantity in well-trained athletes. Seventy well-trained athletes (44 females, 26 males) aged 21 ± 4 y from a range of team and individual sports were asked to complete an online sleep diary for 7 days. The sleep diary included questions about pre-sleep behaviours (e.g. napping, caffeine intake), electronic device use in the 2 h prior to bedtime (e.g. type of device and duration of use) and sleep (e.g. time in bed, sleep onset latency). On average, athletes spent 8:20 ± 1:21 h in bed each night. Associations between age, time in bed and sleepiness suggested that younger athletes spent more time in bed (B = -0.05, p = 0.001) but felt sleepier (r = -0.32, p < 0.01) than older athletes. On average, athletes mostly used electronic devices for 0-30 min prior to sleep. The use of multiple devices in the evening was associated with more perceived difficulty in falling asleep (B = 0.22, p = 0.03), but no associations existed with other sleep variables. In summary, younger athletes may require later start times or improved sleep quality to resolve excessive sleepiness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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