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COVID-19 Lockdowns: A Worldwide Survey of Circadian Rhythms and Sleep Quality in 3911 Athletes from 49 Countries, with Data-Driven Recommendations
- Source :
- Sports Medicine (Auckland, N.z.)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- Objective In a convenience sample of athletes, we conducted a survey of COVID-19-mediated lockdown (termed ‘lockdown’ from this point forward) effects on: (i) circadian rhythms; (ii) sleep; (iii) eating; and (iv) training behaviors. Methods In total, 3911 athletes [mean age: 25.1 (range 18–61) years, 1764 female (45%), 2427 team-sport (63%) and 1442 elite (37%) athletes] from 49 countries completed a multilingual cross-sectional survey including the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Insomnia Severity Index questionnaires, alongside bespoke questions about napping, training, and nutrition behaviors. Results Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (4.3 ± 2.4 to 5.8 ± 3.1) and Insomnia Severity Index (4.8 ± 4.7 to 7.2 ± 6.4) scores increased from pre- to during lockdown (p
- Subjects :
- Adult
Adolescent
COVID-19
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Middle Aged
Circadian Rhythm
Young Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Sleep Quality
Athletes
Caffeine
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Surveys and Questionnaires
Communicable Disease Control
0913 Mechanical Engineering, 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
Humans
Female
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Original Research Article
Sleep
Sport Sciences
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 11792035 and 01121642
- Volume :
- 52
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Sports Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3dad1178e0ff229658643e08f7958411