Factors Affecting Sleep Quality among Adolescent Athletes

Purpose: To evaluate the effects of sporting activities, training loads, and athletes’ characteristics on sleep among high-level adolescent athletes, in a controlled training and academic environment. Methods: A total of 128 high-level adolescent athletes (age = 15.2 [2.0] y), across 9 different sports, completed common sleep questionnaires and were monitored daily (7.3 [2.7] d) during a typical in-season training period. Sleep was analyzed using actigraphy and sleep diaries, whereas training load was evaluated using the session rating of perceived exertion, and muscle soreness and general fatigue were reported with the aid of visual analog scales. Separate linear mixed-effects models were fitted, including the athlete as a random effect and the following variables as fixed effects: the sport practiced (categorical predictor), daily training load, age, and sex. Different models were used to compare sleep variables among sports and to assess the influence of training load, age, and sex. Results: The mean total sleep time was 7.1 (0.7) hours. Swimmers presented increased sleep fragmentation, training loads, perceived muscle soreness, and general fatigue compared with athletes who engaged in other sports. Independent of any sport-specific effects, a higher daily training load induced an earlier bedtime and reduced total sleep time and perceived sleep quality, with higher sleep fragmentation. Moreover, female athletes experienced increased total sleep time and worse sleep quality in response to stress compared with those in males. Conclusion: In a controlled training and academic environment, high-level adolescent athletes did not achieve the recommended sleep duration. Impaired sleep quality and quantity could be partially explained by increased training loads.

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Determinants of Sleep Quality in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Journal of Clinical Medicine ◽

10.3390/jcm9092921 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (9) ◽

pp. 2921 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marcin Sochal ◽

Ewa Małecka-Panas ◽

Agata Gabryelska ◽

Renata Talar-Wojnarowska ◽

Bartosz Szmyd ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ◽

Pain Scale ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Athens Insomnia Scale ◽

Pain Scales ◽

Bowel Diseases ◽

Inflammatory Bowel ◽

Comorbid Chronic Diseases ◽

Sleep Questionnaires

The causes of disordered sleep, frequently reported by patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), are poorly understood. The study aimed to evaluate sleep quality in IBD patients and to identify factors affecting their sleep. IBD patients (n = 133) and healthy controls (HC; n = 57) were included in the study and completed sleep questionnaires (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Athens insomnia scale (AIS), and Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS)), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and pain scales (Visual Analogue Scale and Laitinen Pain Scale). IBD patients attained higher scores in all sleep questionnaires compared to HC: PSQI, AIS, and ESS (all p < 0.001). They also had prolonged sleep latency (p < 0.001) with reduced sleep efficiency (p < 0.001). Patients in exacerbation of IBD had higher scores in PSQI (p = 0.008), ESS (p = 0.009), but not in AIS, compared to those in remission. Participants with comorbid chronic diseases had higher scores in PSQI and AIS, but not in ESS, compared to others. Multiple regression revealed that the sleep questionnaire results were significantly affected by mood level (BDI), but not by the aforementioned pain scales. Sleep impairment in IBD patients is a common problem that deserves attention in everyday clinical practice and mood level seems to be the main factor affecting the quality of sleep in IBD patients.

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Sleep quality and some factors affecting sleep quality in the students living in the residence hall of a university

TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin ◽

10.5455/pmb.1-1408013434 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 93 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ozge Sari ◽

Sarp ner ◽

Berkem Buyukakkus ◽

Emine Bostanci ◽

Aytek Celiksoz ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Residence Hall ◽

Factors Affecting

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Sleep quality and quantity on exercise performance, cognition and mood states in adolescent athletes

Journal of Sleep Research ◽

10.1111/jsr.55_12618 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 ◽

pp. 26-26

Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Exercise Performance ◽

Mood States ◽

Adolescent Athletes

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Analysis of Impact Factors Affecting Sleep Quality among Community-Dwelling Elderly Individuals in The Chinese Community in Shanghai

Journal of Medical - Clinical Research & Reviews ◽

10.33425/2639-944x.1223 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (7) ◽

Author(s):

Changying Wang ◽

Yunwei Zhang ◽

Jing Zhang ◽

Lingshan Wan ◽

Chunyan Xie ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Elderly People ◽

The Elderly ◽

Elderly Individual ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Impact Factors ◽

Physical Pain ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Elderly Individuals ◽

The Impact

Context: Insomnia is prevalent among elderly individuals and has become a public health problem receiving increasing concern. Low sleep quality is related to a number of negative health outcomes. Objective: This research aims to investigate the sleep status of community-dwelling elderly individuals (aged 60 years or older) in Shanghai, China, to explore the impact factors affecting sleep quality. Methods: One street in Shanghai city was randomly selected, and 50% of the elderly residents were randomly selected as participants for a total number of 9,616 people. Investigations were conducted by indoor surveys through home doctors and paper questionnaires. For statistical analysis, univariate and multivariate regression analysis and the Spearman correlation model were performed using SAS 9.4 to analyze the effects of the impact factors on the sleep quality of elderly individuals. Results: Sleep quality is greatly affected by physical pain in both the elderly individual and the individual’s spouse. Healthy elderly people tend to have better sleep quality, and the more chronic diseases an elderly individual suffers, the worse their sleep quality is. In addition, the physical pain of a cohabiting spouse is one of the most significant impact factors influencing sleep quality. Conclusion: We suggest that community-dwelling elderly people maintain moderate outdoor activities and a healthy mental state, which will improve their sleep quality.

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Evaluation of dyspnea severity and sleep quality in patients with novel coronavirus

10.22541/au.160908611.15209775/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

SERAP Güngör ◽

Betul Tosun ◽

Nursemin Unal ◽

Ismail Dusak

Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Holistic Approach ◽

Mobile Phone Data ◽

Common Symptom ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Sleep Questionnaire ◽

Novel Coronavirus

Aim: Dyspnea, a common symptom of novel coronavirus, can negatively affect sleep quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between dyspnea severity and sleep quality in patients with COVID-19. Study Design: A cross-sectional design was used. Methods: Using the researcher’s mobile phone, data were collected via an online questionnaire from patients (n=100) who agreed to participate in the study. The data-collection form comprised three parts: a patient descriptive information form, the Dyspnea–12 Questionnaire, and the Richards–Campbell Sleep Questionnaire. Results: The mean age of patients was 46.39±12.61 years and 66.0% were male. Patients who were treated in the intensive care unit, had bachelor’s degree or more and patients with comorbid diseases had low mean scores from the RCSQ and high mean scores from the Dyspnea–12 Questionnaire (p<0.001, p<0.001; p=0.047, p<0.001;p<0.001, p<0.00,1,respectively).Patients who not receiving oxygen therapy had higher RCSQ mean scores and lower Dyspnea–12 Questionnaire scores (p<0.001, p<0.001; p<0.001, p<0.001, respectively). There was a strong negative relationship between the total scores obtained from the Richards–Campbell Sleep Questionnaire and the Dyspnea–12 Questionnaire(r= -701, p<.001). Conclusions: Sleep quality is affected by dyspnea severity in patients with COVID-19. Sleep quality and dyspnea severity are also influenced by quite different factors, and these should be addressed and eliminated by nurses as part of a holistic approach. The results of this study will help nurses, especially those providing treatment and care for patients with COVID-19, to identify the factors affecting dyspnea and sleep quality and to plan, implement, and evaluate nursing interventions that will reduce their workload.

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