Relationship of sleep disorders during competitive travels with sleep quality, sex and sports modality in university students.
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v57.103215Keywords:
sleep quality, sport competition, individual sport, daytime dysfunction, competitive performanceAbstract
A good sleep quality (SQ) is essential for sports performance. The aim of the present study was to identify the self-reported components of SQ, sex and sports modality and their incidence on the perception of sleep disorders during competitive travels in university athletes. A convenience sample of 96 college athletes responded to the self-administered Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire online to identify their SQ and a question about the occurrence of sleep disorders during competitive travel. A binary logistic regression model was performed using the PSQI components and sociodemographic data as predictors of experiencing sleep disorders in competitive travel. 34.7% of the athletes reported having sleep disorders during competitions and 65.6% had a poor SQ according to the PSQI global score (>5). A multivariate model was identified with an accuracy of 82.3%, sensitivity of 71.9% and specificity of 87.5% to predict sleep disorders during competitive trips. It is concluded that being a female athlete, participating in an individual sport and presenting poor SQ in the components of daytime dysfunction, subjective sleep quality and sleep disturbances are predictors of presenting sleep disorders during competitive travels, so it is important to look for strategies with these groups to reduce adverse effects on their competitive performance.
Keywords: sleep quality, sport competition, individual sport, daytime dysfunction, competitive performance.
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