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dc.contributor.authorJones, M.
dc.contributor.authorDawson, B.
dc.contributor.authorGucciardi, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorEastwood, Peter
dc.contributor.authorMiller, J.
dc.contributor.authorHalson, S.
dc.contributor.authorDunican, I.
dc.contributor.authorPeeling, P.
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-13T09:13:49Z
dc.date.available2018-12-13T09:13:49Z
dc.date.created2018-12-12T02:46:27Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationJones, M. and Dawson, B. and Gucciardi, D. and Eastwood, P. and Miller, J. and Halson, S. and Dunican, I. et al. 2018. Evening electronic device use and sleep patterns in athletes. Journal of Sports Sciences. 37 (8): pp. 864-870.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72546
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/02640414.2018.1531499
dc.description.abstract

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.

dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.titleEvening electronic device use and sleep patterns in athletes
dc.typeJournal Article
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dcterms.source.issn0264-0414
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Sports Sciences
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Spatial Science on 16/10/2018 available online: http://www.tandfonline.com//10.1080/02640414.2018.1531499

curtin.departmentSchool of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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