ReviewSports (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Pyjamas, Polysomnography and Professional Athletes: The Role of Sleep Tracking Technology in Sport.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
- Consumer-oriented (wearable) sleep technology: a systematic SWOT analysis and recommendations for athletes and fitness enthusiasts.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Pooled it
- The Impact of Daytime Napping Following Normal Night-Time Sleep on Physical Performance: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Meta-regression.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Time course of perceptual, cognitive, physical and physiological responses to a single non-sleep deep rest session in physically active young adults.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2026Trial
- Sleep Health of Athletes of Different Sports: Translation and Validation of the Athlete Sleep Screening Questionnaire to Portuguese.Journal of sleep research · 2026Article
- Comparing the Effects of a Short Nap and Non-Sleep Deep Rest on Perceptual, Cognitive, and Physical Performance in Active Adults.Clocks & sleep · 2026Article
- Sleeping but struggling: a qualitative study of the lived experiences of sleep in student-athletes.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Evaluating the Feasibility of Low-Cost, Contactless Consumer Sleep-Tracking Devices as Measurement Tools for Preliminary Sleep Research.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Role of Sleep on Physical and Cognitive Performance of Ultra-Endurance Athletes: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Technology on Snow and Ice: Innovation, Monitoring, and Performance for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Review
- Sleep tight, play right: practical insights into sleep for soccer players.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- Objective sleep characteristics of elite academy soccer players: a seven-day actigraphy analysis of a U15 national league squad.Biology of sport · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the Agreement Between Research-Grade Actigraphy Sleep, Consumer-Grade Smartwatches and Self-Reported Sleep Diaries in Masters Endurance Athletes.Journal of sleep research · 2025Article
- Exploring the physiological mechanisms of sleep's influence on athletic performance and recovery: a narrative review.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Review
- Sleep and Athletic Performance: A Multidimensional Review of Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Translation, Adaptation, and Validation of the Athlete Sleep Behavior Questionnaire for Persian-Speaking Athletes.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Who Should Be Managing Athletes on Matters Related to Sleep?Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Heavy Hitters, Light Sleepers: Collision Frequency and Locomotor Load on Sleep Architecture in Professional Rugby Union Players.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- The Sleep-Wake Cycle Pattern of a Blind Trail Ultramarathon Runner and His Guide: The World's First Case.Clocks & sleep · 2025Article
- Influence of Sleep Quality on Recovery and Performance in Endurance and Ultra-Endurance Runners: Sex Differences Identified Through Hierarchical Clustering.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A Comprehensive Review of Home Sleep Monitoring Technologies: Smartphone Apps, Smartwatches, and Smart Mattresses.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Technological advances in sleep monitoring have seen an explosion of devices used to gather important sleep metrics. These devices range from instrumented 'smart pyjamas' through to at-home polysomnography devices. Alongside these developments in sleep technologies, there have been concomitant increases in sleep monitoring in athletic populations, both in the research and in practical settings. The increase in sleep monitoring in sport is likely due to the increased knowledge of the importance of sleep in the recovery process and performance of an athlete, as well as the well-reported challenges that athletes can face with their sleep. This narrative review will discuss: (1) the importance of sleep to athletes; (2) the various wearable tools and technologies being used to monitor sleep in the sport setting; (3) the role that sleep tracking devices may play in gathering information about sleep; (4) the reliability and validity of sleep tracking devices; (5) the limitations and cautions associated with sleep trackers; and, (6) the use of sleep trackers to guide behaviour change in athletes. We also provide some practical recommendations for practitioners working with athletes to ensure that the selection of such devices and technology will meet the goals and requirements of the athlete.
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