Evening electronic device use and sleep patterns in athletes

Maddison J. Jones; Brian Dawson; Daniel F. Gucciardi; Peter R. Eastwood; Joanna Miller; Shona L. Halson; Ian C. Dunican; Peter Peeling

doi:10.1080/02640414.2018.1531499

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Evening electronic device use and sleep patterns in athletes

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Evening electronic device use and sleep patterns in athletes

Maddison J. Jones, Brian Dawson, Daniel F. Gucciardi, Peter R. Eastwood, Joanna Miller, Shona L. Halson, Ian C. Dunican and Peter Peeling

Journal of sports sciences, Vol.37(8), pp.864-870

2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2018.1531499

PMID: 30326782

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The present study aimed to investigate pre-sleep behaviours (including evening electronic device use) and sleep quantity in well-trained athletes. Seventy well-trained athletes (44 females, 26 males) aged 21 ± 4 y from a range of team and individual sports were asked to complete an online sleep diary for 7 days. The sleep diary included questions about pre-sleep behaviours (e.g. napping, caffeine intake), electronic device use in the 2 h prior to bedtime (e.g. type of device and duration of use) and sleep (e.g. time in bed, sleep onset latency). On average, athletes spent 8:20 ± 1:21 h in bed each night. Associations between age, time in bed and sleepiness suggested that younger athletes spent more time in bed (B = -0.05, p = 0.001) but felt sleepier (r = -0.32, p < 0.01) than older athletes. On average, athletes mostly used electronic devices for 0–30 min prior to sleep. The use of multiple devices in the evening was associated with more perceived difficulty in falling asleep (B = 0.22, p = 0.03), but no associations existed with other sleep variables. In summary, younger athletes may require later start times or improved sleep quality to resolve excessive sleepiness.

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Title: Evening electronic device use and sleep patterns in athletes
Authors/Creators: Maddison J. Jones - The University of Western Australia
Brian Dawson - The University of Western Australia
Daniel F. Gucciardi - Curtin University
Peter R. Eastwood - The University of Western Australia
Joanna Miller - Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport
Shona L. Halson - Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport
Ian C. Dunican - The University of Western Australia
Peter Peeling - The University of Western Australia
Publication Details: Journal of sports sciences, Vol.37(8), pp.864-870
Publisher: Routledge
Identifiers: 991005592658807891
Murdoch Affiliation: Vice Chancellery
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration
Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.137 Sleep Science & Circadian Systems; 1.137.349 Insomnia
Web Of Science research areas: Sport Sciences
ESI research areas: Clinical Medicine