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SynthesisPloS one2021

Does mental fatigue affect skilled performance in athletes? A systematic review.

He Sun, Kim Geok Soh, Samsilah Roslan, Mohd Rozilee Wazir Norjali Wazir, Kim Lam Soh

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06952283 (Effects of Music Intervention on Golf-Specific Skill Performance of Chinese Golfers Under Mental Fatigue), which is not on this map. Cited by 57 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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57citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06952283 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Music Intervention on Golf-Specific Skill Performance of Chinese Golfers Under Mental Fatigue

TypeinterventionalSponsorPan XiaoyangRan2025 to 2025Enrolled60ConditionsMental FatigueArmsInducing mental fatigue, Music intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

57 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 103 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

He SunDepartment of Sport Studies, Faculty of Education Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-5315-3014
Kim Geok SohDepartment of Sport Studies, Faculty of Education Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Samsilah RoslanDepartment of Foundation of Education, Faculty of Education Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Mohd Rozilee Wazir Norjali WazirDepartment of Sport Studies, Faculty of Education Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-5590-0725
Kim Lam SohDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Universiti Putra Malaysia · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMental fatigue is a psychobiological state induced by a prolonged duration of demanding cognitive tasks. The effects of mental fatigue on physical performance have been well investigated in the literature. However, the effect of mental fatigue on skilled performance in sports remains unclear.

objectiveThis study aimed to report a comprehensive systematic review investigating the carryover effects of mental fatigue on skilled performance among athletes.

methodsA thorough search was conducted on PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCOhost (CENTRAL, SPORTDicus), and Scopus to select relevant literature, as well as on Google Scholar and sources of reference for grey literature. The selected literatures are centred on a mental fatigue protocol in which cognitive tasks are performed prior to athletic tasks. Only studies that used an experimental design to test two conditions, namely mental fatigue and non-mental fatigue, were selected.

resultsEleven articles were chosen based on the selection criteria. Mental fatigue affects skilled performance in three sports: soccer, basketball, and table tennis. A decline in skilled performance (decreased accuracy, increased performing time etc) is relevant to impaired executive functions. Seven studies focus on offensive skills, whereas only two studies are associated with defensive skills.

conclusionMental fatigue has a negative effect on various sports skills of high-level athletes, including their technical and decision-making skills; however, the impact is greater on offensive skills than that of defensive skills in terms of the role of athletes. Impaired executive functions may be responsible for the negative effects of mental fatigue on skilled performance.

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AthletesAthletic PerformanceDecision MakingHumansMental FatiguePublications

Identifiers

PMID34648555
PMCPMC8516214
OpenAlexW3206261263

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