Sleep disorder risk factors among student athletes

Publication date: Available online 6 December 2017
Source:Sleep Medicine
Author(s): Takafumi Monma, Akira Ando, Tohru Asanuma, Yutaka Yoshitake, Goichiro Yoshida, Taiki Miyazawa, Naoyuki Ebine, Satoko Takeda, Naomi Omi, Makoto Satoh, Kumpei Tokuyama, Fumi Takeda
ObjectiveTo clarify sleep disorder risk factors among student athletes, this study examined the relationship between lifestyle habits, competition activities, psychological distress and sleep disorders.MethodsStudent athletes (N = 906; male: 70.1%; average age: 19.1 ± 0.8 years) in five university sports departments in four Japanese regions were targeted for analysis. Survey items were attributes (age, gender, body mass index), sleep disorders (recorded through The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), lifestyle habits (bedtime, wake-up time, smoking, drinking alcohol, meals, part-time jobs, use of electronics after lights out), competition activities (activity contents, competition stressors), and psychological distress (recorded through The K6 scale). The relation between lifestyle habits, competition activities, psychological distress and sleep disorders was explored using logistic regression analysis.ResultsResults of multivariate logistic regression analysis with attributes as adjustment variables showed that "bedtime," "wake-up time," "psychological distress," "part-time jobs," "smartphone/cellphone use after lights out," "morning practices," and "motivation loss stressors," were risk factors that were independently related to sleep disorders.ConclusionsSleep disorders among student athletes are related to lifestyle habits such as late bedtime, early wake-up time, late night part-time jobs, use of smartphones/cellphones after lights out, psychological distress, and competition activities such as morning practices and motivation loss stressors related to competition. Therefore, this study suggests the importance of improving these lifestyle habits, mental health and competition activities.



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