| Keywords: Actigraphy; Athletes; Polysomnography; Sleep Hygiene; Surveys and Questionnaires | Is it time to turn our attention toward central mechanisms for post-exertional recovery strategies and performance? The ASBQ may provide information on areas where improvements to individual athletes' sleep habits could be made |
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| DOI: Introduction: Existing sleep questionnaires to assess sleep behaviors may not be sensitive in determining the unique sleep challenges faced by elite athletes | 3 University of California, Human Performance Center - San Francisco - California - USA |
Sleep duration and quality in elite athletes measured using wristwatch actigraphy.
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| DOI: Free PMC article Affiliations• Methods: 564 participants 242 athletes, 322 non-athletes completed the 18-item ASBQ and three previously validated questionnaires; the Sleep Hygiene Index SHI , the Epworth Sleepiness Scale ESS and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index PSQI | A cohort of the studied population performed the ASBQ twice in one week to assess test-retest reliability, and also performed sleep monitoring via wrist-actigraphy |
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| The purpose of the current study was to develop and validate the Athlete Sleep Behavior Questionnaire ASBQ to be used as a practical tool for support staff working with elite athletes | 2 High Performance Sport New Zealand, Performance Physiology - Auckland - Auckland - New Zealand |
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| 3 University of California, Human Performance Center - San Francisco - California - USA | Leeder J, Glaister M, Pizzoferro K, Dawson J, Pedlar C |
1 University of Waikato, Health, Sport and Human Performance - Hamilton - Waikato - New Zealand.
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