ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2019
Inter-relationship between sleep quality, insomnia and sleep disorders in professional soccer players.
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- Translation and validation of sleep questionnaires in Jordanian and Qatari athletes.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Article
- Associations of Training and Academic Stress with Sleep in Dual-Career Collegiate Badminton Athletes: A Preliminary Study.Nature and science of sleep · 2024Article
- Daytime sleepiness in Chinese professional, semi professional and students soccer players in the Shanghai lockdown.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of poor subjective sleep quality in elite judo athletes.Sleep and biological rhythms · 2023Article
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- Obstacles and opportunities for injury prevention in professional football in Qatar: exploring the implementation reality.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2023Article
- Sleep and Performance in Professional Athletes.Current sleep medicine reports · 2023Review
- Sleep and Mental Health Issues in Current and Former Athletes: A Mini Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveInsufficient sleep duration and quality has negative effects on athletic performance, injury susceptibility and athlete development. This study aimed to assess the sleep characteristics of professional Qatar Stars League (QSL) soccer players.
methodsIn a cross-sectional study, QSL players (n=111; 23.7±4.8 years) completed three questionnaires to screen sleep disorders: (1) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), (2) Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and (3) Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). Poor sleep quality was defined as PSQI≥5, excessive daytime sleepiness was defined by ESS>8 and insomnia was defined as ISI≥11.
resultsThe prevalence of poor sleep quality (PSQI≥5) was 68.5%, with subthreshold insomnia (ISI≥11) 27.0% and daytime sleepiness 22.5% (ESS>8). Sleep quality was positively associated with insomnia (r=0.42, p<0.001) and daytime sleepiness (r=0.23, p=0.018). Age, anthropometry, body composition and ethnicity were not associated with any of the reported sleep quality parameters.
conclusionThe prevalence of poor sleep quality (68.5%) reported should concern practitioners. Increasing awareness of the importance of sleep relative to athletic performance, recovery, injury and illness appears prudent. Further, regular qualitative/quantitative sleep monitoring may help target subsequent evidence-informed interventions to improve sleep in those demonstrating undesirable sleep traits.
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