Avaliação da qualidade do sono, sonolência diurna, insônia e cronotipo em atletas de basquete

Abstract

Introduction: Competitive sports demand great physical and psychological stress, therefore, sleep plays a key role in recovery and subsequent athletic performance. Objectives: Identify the sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, chronotype and the insomnia severity of basketball players, participants of the state basketball championship of the year of 2017. Methods: The sleep habits of 13 basketball players, age between 15 to 21 years old, was studied through the application of the questionnaires: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Morningness and Eveningness Questionnaire and the Insomnia Severity Index. Results: We found that 92% of the athletes had poor sleep, 62% had insomnia, 70% reported no excessive daytime sleepiness, and as to the chronotype 77% were classified as intermediate type. Conclusion: We Concluded that the studied basketball athletes did not report excessive daytime sleepiness; had no preference for night or morning activities, however, presented poor sleep quality and insomnia, and thus preventive measures need to be taken to amend these disorders.