Qualidade de sono em atletas no período pré-competitivo e competitivo: uma revisão da literatura

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate sleep quality in athletes in pre-season and competitive periods through a systematic review of the literature. Methods: The search was performed on Medline database. The following keywords were used: athletes; sleep; competition. Studies of the last five years were selected in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Results: A total of 13 studies were found from the electronic search. Of these, only seven met the inclusion criteria and were fully analyzed, of the analysis only four met the inclusion criteria. Most studies say that in the pre-season and competitive periods sleep quality of most athletes is poor, considering that everyone sleeps little, some with insomnia and sleep interrupted at night. Conclusion: It can be concluded that having a good night's sleep interferes in the performance of the athletes in the pre-season periods and competitive periods.