Sleep Quality and Quality of Life Among Healthy High School Athletes. (February 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Potter, Morgan N.; Howell, David R.; Dahab, Katherine S.; Sweeney, Emily A.; Albright, Jay C.; Provance, Aaron J.
• Is Part Of: Clinical pediatrics. Volume 59:Number 2(2020)
• Page Start: 170
• Page End: 177
• Publication Date: 2020-02
• Subjects: sleep quality -- quality of life -- youth athlete -- depression -- anxiety; Pediatrics -- Periodicals; 618.920005
• DOI: 10.1177/0009922819892050
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0009-9228

Abstract

We examined the association between sleep quality and quality of life (QOL) among uninjured high school athletes. Participants completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Pediatric Profile 25 questionnaire. One hundred ten athletes reported poor sleep quality (mean PSQI: 6.6 ± 2.0; mean age: 15.3 ± 1.1; 62% female); 162 athletes reported good sleep quality (mean PSQI: 2.3 ± 1.3; mean age: 15.1 ± 1.7; 33% female). After adjusting for sex and age, worse sleep quality was associated with higher physical function/mobility (β = 0.034; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.007-0.060; P = .01), anxiety (β= 0.391; 95% CI = 0.263-0.520; P < .001), depressive symptom (β = 0.456; 95% CI = 0.346-0.565; P < .001), fatigue (β = 0.537; 95% CI = 0.438-0.636; P < .001), pain interference (β = 0.247; 95% CI = 0.119-0.375; P < .001), and pain intensity (β = 0.103; 95% CI = 0.029-0.177; P = .006) ratings. Poor self-reported sleep quality among adolescent athletes was associated with worse QOL ratings. Clinicians should consider assessing sleep hygiene to provide guidance on issues pertaining to reduced QOL.