Evening electronic device use: the effects on alertness, sleep and next-day physical performance in athletes

Maddison J. Jones; Peter Peeling; Brian Dawson; Shona Halson; Joanna Miller; Ian Dunican; Michael Clarke; Carmel Goodman; Peter Eastwood

doi:10.1080/02640414.2017.1287936

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Evening electronic device use: the effects on alertness, sleep and next-day physical performance in athletes

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Evening electronic device use: the effects on alertness, sleep and next-day physical performance in athletes

Maddison J. Jones, Peter Peeling, Brian Dawson, Shona Halson, Joanna Miller, Ian Dunican, Michael Clarke, Carmel Goodman and Peter Eastwood

Journal of sports sciences, Vol.36(2), pp.162-170

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2017.1287936

PMID: 28282750

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Electronic device

athlete

performance

sleep

The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of different types of tasks performed with or without an electronic device (tablet) on pre-sleep alertness, subsequent sleep quality and next-day athletic performance. Eight highly trained netball players attended a sleep laboratory for pre-sleep testing, polysomnographic sleep monitoring and next-day physical performance testing on 5 separate occasions (1 familiarisation and 4 experimental sessions). For 2 h prior to bedtime, athletes completed cognitively stimulating tasks (puzzles) or passive tasks (reading) with or without a tablet. Sleepiness tended to be greater after reading compared to completing puzzles without a tablet (d = 0.80), but not with a tablet. Melatonin concentration increased more so after reading compared to completing puzzles on a tablet (P = 0.02). There were no significant differences in sleep quality or quantity or next-day athletic performance between any of the conditions. These data suggest that using a tablet for 2 h prior to sleep does not negatively affect subsequent sleep or next-day performance in athletes.

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Title: Evening electronic device use: the effects on alertness, sleep and next-day physical performance in athletes
Authors/Creators: Maddison J. Jones - The University of Western Australia
Peter Peeling - The University of Western Australia
Brian Dawson - The University of Western Australia
Shona Halson - Australian Sports Commission
Joanna Miller - Australian Sports Commission
Ian Dunican - The University of Western Australia
Michael Clarke - Univ Western Australia, Ctr Metabol, Crawley, WA, Australia
Carmel Goodman - Western Australian Inst Sport, Dept Physiol, Mt Claremont, WA, Australia
Peter Eastwood - The University of Western Australia
Publication Details: Journal of sports sciences, Vol.36(2), pp.162-170
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Number of pages: 9
Identifiers: 991005591574707891
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