Open AccessTo Nap or Not to Nap? A Systematic Review Evaluating Napping Behavior in Athletes and the Impact on Various Measures of Athletic Performance
Author(s) -
Michelle Lastella,
Shona L. Halson,
Jacopo Antonino Vitale,
Aamir Raoof Memon,
Grace E. Vincent
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nature and science of sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.715
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 1179-1608
DOI - 10.2147/nss.s315556
Subject(s) - nap , athletes , medicine , alertness , physical therapy , checklist , actigraphy , polysomnography , concussion , sleep (system call) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , poison control , injury prevention , psychology , psychiatry , insomnia , apnea , environmental health , neuroscience , computer science , cognitive psychology , operating system
The objective of this systematic review was to 1) determine how studies evaluated napping behavior in athletes (frequency, duration, timing and measurement); 2) explore how napping impacted physical performance, cognitive performance, perceptual measures (eg, fatigue, muscle soreness, sleepiness and alertness), psychological state and night-time sleep in athletes.