Comparison of sleep between youth elite amateur athletes and professional athletes

AbstractRecent studies suggest that professional athletes seem to experience significant sleeping problems. However, little is still known about the occurrence of sleeping challenges at different stages of an athletic career. This descriptive study aimed to compare the sleep of professional athletes with younger elite amateur athletes. A total of 401 sportsmen, 173 youth elite amateur athletes and 228 professional athletes fulfilled a validated questionnaire. The self-estimated quality of sleep (on a linear scale 0–10) was significantly better in youth, being 7.9 compared to 7.4 (p < 0.001). The professional athletes had a significantly higher risk for sleeping problems, especially during the competitive season (OR = 7.3, 95% confidence interval 4.1–12.9) and they also used significantly more sleep medications (OR = 8.3, 95% confidence interval 1.7–4.1). Interestingly, majority of youth athletes (85.4%) had received adequate sleep counselling compared with professional athletes (58.1%), (p < 0.001). Furthermore, 75.8% of professional athletes considered that additional sleep counselling would improve their performance compared with only 45.6% of youth athletes (p < 0.001). Our study demonstrates that compared with the younger counterparts, professional athletes experience impaired sleep quality and significantly more sleeping problems. There may be various underlying factors to induce the problems. The early intervention with sleep counselling may play an important role in preventing these problems and, therefore, it is recommended to be integrated in athletes’ overall training process.

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POS0998 SPONDYLOARTHRITIS AND SLEEP DISORDERS

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ◽

10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.2909 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 80 (Suppl 1) ◽

pp. 767.2-768

Author(s):

S. Lahrichi ◽

K. Nassar ◽

S. Janani

Keyword(s):

Functional Impairment ◽

Sleep Disturbances ◽

Negative Impact ◽

University Hospital ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

The Mean ◽

Sleep Deficit ◽

Impaired Sleep ◽

The Impact

Background:Spondyloarthropathies (SpA) are a group of chronic and progressive diseases, characterized in particular by a progressive stiffening of the spine, spreading to neighboring joints or to certain tissues, which could lead in the long term to progressive stiffening and functional impairment. This conditioncancauseinsomnia problems and impaired sleep quality.Objectives:To assess the impact of SpA on the quality of sleep.Methods:This is a retrospective study over a period of 4 years from January 2015 to December 2019, including all the medical records of patients with SpA followed in the Department of Rheumatology of the University Hospital of Ibn Rochd, Casablanca. We evaluated for each patient two validated scores: the Epworth somnolence scale rated from 0 to 24, and the Pittsburgh sleep score rated from 0 to 21 with 7 components. Patients with a psychiatric history or who were followed up for neurological pathologies were excluded.Results:178 patients were included. 60.67% were men with an average age of 36.32 years (14-68 years). 45.01% had axial SpA, 29.77% had psoriatic arthritis, and 25.22% were followed for SpA associated with inflammatory bowel disease. 45% had associated comorbidities: there were 18 diabetics and 34 hypertensive, 16.58% were smokers. Clinically, 85.42% presented a back pain initially on examination, 55% presented a polyarthralgia, and 39.88% an oligoarthritis. 63% had radiological sacroiliitis, and 35.14% had bilateral coxitis. 13.48% had a positive HLA B27 and 58.89% had a positive inflammatory assessment with very high activity indices,with a mean of 4.6. 64.66% of the patients received NSAIDs,of which 11% responded well. 57% were treated with csDMARDs, and 17.86% were treated with biologics. At the time of our study, the mean visual analog scale was 5.84 ± 1.7 out of 10 (2-9). The mean Epworth score was 8.38 ± 5.2 (0-21). 56.1% of patients had no sleep debt, 33.3% had a sleep deficit, and only 10.6% had signs of drowsiness. For the overall Pittsburgh score, the mean was 7.02 ± 3.6 (1-18). The mean of “subjective quality of sleep” was 1.12, “sleep latency” was 1.22, “duration of sleep” was 1.06, “usual sleep efficiency” was 0.74, “Sleep disturbance” of 1.28, “use of a sleep medication” of 0.54, and the average of the component concerning “poor shape during the day” was 1.03 out of 3. The LEQUESNE index went from an average of 6 to 8, which corresponds to an average handicap (P = 0.2) over a period of 3 years. 68% of the patients had an alteration in the quality of sleep, starting on average three years after the onset of symptoms. 11% reported having experiencedanxiety and depressive symptoms, and reported having used antidepressants or anxiolytics in the past 5 years.Conclusion:Our study showed the negative impact of SpA on the duration and overall quality of sleep. The degree of pain as well as functional impairment can cause and worsen sleep disturbances in SpA. We have shown that the Pittsburg score increases significantly with the increase of pain.The Lequesne score and that the Epworth score increase with disease activity[1].References:[1]StolwijkC,vanTubergenA,Castillo-OrtizJD,BoonenA.Prevalenceofextra-articularmanifestationsinpatientswithankylosingspondylitis:asystematicreviewandmeta-analysis.AnnRheumDis2015;74:65—73.Disclosure of Interests:None declared.

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Quality of Sleep in the Cypriot Population and Its Association With Multimorbidity: A Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Public Health ◽

10.3389/fpubh.2021.693332 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Maria Kyprianidou ◽

Demosthenes Panagiotakos ◽

Maria Kambanaros ◽

Konstantinos C. Makris ◽

Costas A. Christophi

Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Adult Population ◽

International Classification Of Diseases ◽

Poor Quality ◽

Poor Sleep ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

Sleep Habits ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Validated Questionnaire

Poor sleep is a relatively common condition with possibly serious adverse health consequences. Lack of sleep affects the endocrine, immune, and nervous systems. In Cyprus, there is no information about the quality of sleep in the population. The goal of this study was to assess the quality of sleep in the Cypriot population and evaluate its association with multimorbidity. A representative sample of the adult population of Cyprus was selected in 2018–2019 among the five government-controlled municipalities of the Republic of Cyprus using stratified sampling. Data on sleep quality as well as on the presence of chronic, clinical, and mental health conditions were collected using a validated questionnaire. Diseases were classified according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10). A total of 1,140 Cypriot men and women over 18-years of age (range: 18–94) participated in the study. The median Pittsburgh sleep quality index score of the participants was 5 (first quartile = 3, third quartile = 7) with the maximum score being 17, which suggests that the Cypriot population has a relatively good quality of sleep overall, although, almost one-third of the study population had a poor quality of sleep. Women, residents of Paphos, and married people had a poorer quality of sleep (p < 0.05). Having a poor quality of sleep was associated with higher odds of multimorbidity (OR = 2.21, 95% CI: 1.55, 3.16), even after adjusting for demographics, socioeconomic, and lifestyle factors. Adopting good sleep habits could be beneficial and would potentially help reduce the risk of multimorbidity. Public health guidelines regarding the importance of sleep and its association with multimorbidity should be considered.

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GAMBARAN KUALITAS TIDUR PADA PERAWAT DINAS MALAM RSUP PROF. DR. R. D. KANDOU MANADO

e-CliniC ◽

10.35790/ecl.3.3.2015.10457 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Ricky R. T. A. Thayeb ◽

Mieke A. H. N. Kembuan ◽

Herlyani Khosama

Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Sleep Disturbance ◽

Night Shift ◽

Work Productivity ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

The Past ◽

Sleeping Pills ◽

Study Population ◽

Impaired Sleep

Abstract: Sleep is one of the primary needs of the basic requirement for human survival. Sleep disorders can cause some effects in humans. It is estimated that 60-80% of workers with shift work system have impaired sleep quality. This results in a decrease in work productivity and an increase in the occurence of accidents. This study aimed to obtain the sleep quality of nurses in Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Hospital Manado in 2013. This was a descriptive and observational study by using questionnaires. The study population was nurses in the Neurology Department and the Emergency Department (ED) with samples of 52 people. The results showed that the subjective sleep qualities as perceived by the nurses themselves were as follows: good enough (44.23%) and poor (36.54%). Respondents that had sleep disturbance less than once a week were 30.77%, and respondents that had sleep disturbance 1-2 times a week were 59.62%. Most nurses (69.24%) did not use sleeping pills. Respondents that experienced some disruption of their activities during the day over the past 1 month as many as 1-2 times a week were 55.77%. Conclusion: The quality of sleep of night shift nurses in Prof. Dr. R. D Kandou Hospital Manado belonged to poor quality.Keywords: night shift nurse, sleep qualityAbstrak: Tidur merupakan salah satu kebutuhan primer yang menjadi syarat dasar bagi kelangsungan hidup manusia. Gangguan tidur dapat menimbulkan beberapa efek pada manusia. Salah satu hal yang menjadi perhatian adalah 60-80% pekerja dengan system kerja shift mengalami gangguan kualitas tidur. Hal ini mengakibatkan penurunan produktivitas kerja dan dapat menyebabkan kecelakaan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran kualitas tidur perawat di RSUP. Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado tahun 2013. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif observasional dan pemberian kuesioner. Populasi ialah perawat Instalasi inap neurologi dan Instalasi gawat darurat (IGD dengan sampel berjumlah 52 orang. Hasil penelitian memperlihatkan kualitas tidur subjektif menurut persepsi perawat itu sendiri ialah cukup baik (44,23%) dan kurang baik (36,54%); gangguan tidur kurang dari sekali dalam seminggu (30,77%); dan gangguan tidur 1-2 kali dalam seminggu (59,62%). Mengenai penggunaan obat tidur, sebagian besar perawat (69,24%) tidak menggunakan obat tidur. Mengenai perawat yang mengalami gangguan beberapa aktifitas di siang hari selama 1 bulan terakhir sebanyak 1-2 kali dalam seminggu yaitu sebesar 55,77%. Simpualn: Kualitas tidur perawat dinas malam di RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D Kandou Manado tergolong kualitas tidur yang buruk.Kata kunci: perawat dinas malam, kualitas tidur

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Sleep Quality and Performance in Professional Athletes Fasting during the Month of Ramadan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18136890 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (13) ◽

pp. 6890

Author(s):

Anna Lipert ◽

Remigiusz Kozłowski ◽

Paweł Rasmus ◽

Michał Marczak ◽

Małgorzata Timler ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Fitness ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Physical Performance ◽

Sleep Disturbances ◽

Step Test ◽

Professional Athletes ◽

Work Status ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

Physical Fitness Test

Background: Maintaining physical performance during Ramadan Diurnal Fasting (RDF) is a challenge for professional athletes. The literature shows that sleep disturbances experienced by athletes during RDF are associated with reduced physical performance. The effect of sleep quality on physical performance, and the effect of work status on physical performance during RDF among athletes, besides engaging in trainings, have been little investigated. This study aims to evaluate the effect of RDF on the physical performance of professional athletes taking into consideration their sleep quality and work status. Methods: Professional medium-distance male runners (n = 32) participated in our study in the summer of 2019. Data about socio-demographics, training characteristics, sleep quality (Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index: PSQI), physical performance (Cooper Test; Harvard step test) were collected before and during Ramadan. Student’s-test and Welch and Wilcoxon tests were used for data analysis. Results: Both quality of sleep and physical performance of athletes deteriorated during Ramadan. People with better quality of sleep had better physical fitness/performance both before and during RDF. Athletes who worked beside trainings achieved worse physical fitness test results and had worse quality of sleep. Conclusions: Policies aimed to improve physical performance in RDF should consider the quality of sleep and the work status of athletes.

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Quality of Sleep Is a Marker of Severity

Family Practice News ◽

10.1016/s0300-7073(08)70583-8 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 38 (9) ◽

pp. 25

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Sleep

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13 / THE EFFECT OF LIGHT ON QUALITY OF SLEEP AND LIFE IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS

10.26226/morressier.5afadd8bf314ac000849b141 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Ayse Ozkaraman

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Breast Cancer Patients ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

Effect Of Light

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Assessment Of Dry Eye Symptoms And Quality Of Sleep In Engineering Students During The Covid-19 Pandemic

International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽

10.26452/ijrps.v11ispl1.3593 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽

pp. 1202-1207

Author(s):

Pavithra S ◽

Dheepak Sundar M

Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Dry Eye ◽

Screen Time ◽

Engineering Students ◽

Statistical Tests ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Eye Symptoms ◽

Dry Eye Symptoms

To assess dry eye symptoms (DES) and quality of sleep in engineering students during the Covid19 pandemic lockdown and also to assess the association between DES and sleep quality. A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was carried out among 396 engineering students studying in Saveetha engineering college. The study tool used was a semi-structured google form questionnaire designed for assessing digital device usage, symptoms of dry eye disease and sleep pattern. Responses were analyzed using appropriate statistical tests. Overall 64.1% attained a score of more than 10, indicating the presence of DES. 70.2% of the study population used digital screens for more than 13 hours. A statistically significant association was found between increased screen time and presence of DES(p<0.05). 64.9% had a score of >18 indicating reduced sleep quality. About 77.1% of the students with DES had reduced sleep quality, and a significant association (p<0.01) was observed between the two. During the Covid19 pandemic lockdown, there appears to be rising prevalence of DES in student population, one of the reasons being increased screen time. The sleep quality was also found to be reduced, and a significant association was found between DES and sleep quality.

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