Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Australia; Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Australia.
Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Australia; Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Australia.
J Sci Med Sport. 2019 Jul;22(7):748-752. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2019.01.008. Epub 2019 Jan 19.
The primary aims of the present study were to assess the sleep hygiene knowledge of high performance team sport coaches and sports science support staff; the sleep practices these individuals implement with athletes; and the barriers to the more frequent use of these practices.
Cross-sectional observational study.
A sample of 86 Australian coaches and sports science support staff working within high performance team sport volunteered to complete a four-part questionnaire, including the Sleep Beliefs Survey used to assess sleep hygiene knowledge.
Overall sleep hygiene knowledge was adequate (15.3±2.9, score range 0-20; mean±SD), however knowledge of sleep-wake cycle behaviours (score 4.9±1.6 out of 7) and thoughts and attitudes about sleep (3.6±1.0 out of 5) were inadequate. Over half (56%) of coaches and support staff had monitored athlete sleep, while 43% had promoted sleep hygiene. Lack of resources (response range 44-60%) and knowledge (16-41%) were the two main barriers to the implementation of sleep monitoring and sleep hygiene practices.
Team sport coaches and sports science support staff have adequate overall sleep hygiene knowledge, yet some specific areas (e.g. sleep-wake cycle behaviours) warrant improvement. There appear to be limited sleep practices implemented with athletes, particularly regarding the promotion of sleep hygiene. The development of educational sleep resources for coaches and support staff to implement with athletes may help address the identified barriers and improve sleep knowledge.
本研究的主要目的是评估高水平团队运动教练和运动科学支持人员的睡眠卫生知识；这些人与运动员实施的睡眠实践；以及更频繁地使用这些实践的障碍。
横断面观察性研究。
86 名澳大利亚教练和运动科学支持人员作为样本，他们在高水平团队运动中工作，自愿完成了四部分问卷，包括用于评估睡眠卫生知识的睡眠信念调查。
整体睡眠卫生知识充足（15.3±2.9，得分范围 0-20；平均值±标准差），但对睡眠-觉醒周期行为（7 分中的 4.9±1.6 分）和对睡眠的想法和态度（5 分中的 3.6±1.0 分）的知识不足。超过一半（56%）的教练和支持人员监测了运动员的睡眠，而 43%的人促进了睡眠卫生。缺乏资源（响应范围 44-60%）和知识（16-41%）是实施睡眠监测和睡眠卫生实践的两个主要障碍。
团队运动教练和运动科学支持人员的整体睡眠卫生知识充足，但有些特定领域（例如睡眠-觉醒周期行为）需要改进。与运动员一起实施的睡眠实践似乎有限，特别是在促进睡眠卫生方面。为教练和支持人员开发教育性睡眠资源，以便与运动员一起实施，可能有助于解决已确定的障碍并提高睡眠知识。
