A novel sleep optimisation programme to improve athletes' well-being and performance.

Autor/inn/en	Ryswyk, Emer van; Weeks, Richard; Bandick, Laura; O'Keefe, Michaela; Vakulin, Andrew; Catcheside, Peter; Barger, Laura; Potter, Andrew; Poulos, Nick; Wallace, Jarryd; Antic, Nick A.
Titel	A novel sleep optimisation programme to improve athletes' well-being and performance. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Ein neuartiges Schlafoptimierungsprogramm zur Verbesserung des Wohlbefindens und der Leistung der Athleten.
Quelle	In: European journal of sport science, 17 (2017) 2, S. 144-151 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1536-7290; 1746-1391
DOI	10.1080/17461391.2016.1221470
Schlagwörter	Erziehung; Leistungsfähigkeit; Wohlbefinden; Ermüdung; Gesundheit; Schlaf; Mannschaftssport; Sportler
Abstract	Objectives: To improve well-being and performance indicators in a group of Australian Football League (AFL) players via a six-week sleep optimisation programme. Design: Prospective intervention study following observations suggestive of reduced sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness in an AFL group. Methods: Athletes from the Adelaide Football Club were invited to participate if they had played AFL senior-level football for 1-5 years, or if they had excessive daytime sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale [ESS] )10), measured via ESS. An initial education session explained normal sleep needs, and how to achieve increased sleep duration and quality. Participants (n=25) received ongoing feedback on their sleep, and a mid-programme education and feedback session. Sleep duration, quality and related outcomes were measured during week one and at the conclusion of the six-week intervention period using sleep diaries, actigraphy, ESS, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Profile of Mood States, Training Distress Scale, Perceived Stress Scale and the Psychomotor Vigilance Task. Results: Sleep diaries demonstrated an increase in total sleep time of approximately 20 min (498.8±53.8 to 518.7±34.3; p(05) and a 2% increase in sleep efficiency (p(0.05). There was a corresponding increase in vigour (p(0.001) and decrease in fatigue (p(0.05). Conclusions: Improvements in measures of sleep efficiency, fatigue and vigour indicate that a sleep optimisation programme may improve athletes' well-being. More research is required into the effects of sleep optimisation on athletic performance. (Autor).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2017/4