The use of heart rate variability in esports: A systematic review.

Autor: Welsh MR; Institute of Applied Sciences, University of Chichester, Chichester, UK. Electronic address: M.Welsh@chi.ac.uk., Mosley E; Department of Rehabilitation and Sport Sciences, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK., Laborde S; Department of Performance Psychology, Institute of Psychology, German Sport University Cologne, Koln, Germany; UFR STAPS, Normandie Université Caen, Caen, France., Day MC; Institute of Applied Sciences, University of Chichester, Chichester, UK., Sharpe BT; Institute of Psychology, Business, and Human Sciences, University of Chichester, Chichester, UK., Burkill RA; International Federation of Esports Coaches, East Sussex, UK., Birch PDJ; Institute of Applied Sciences, University of Chichester, Chichester, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Psychology of sport and exercise [Psychol Sport Exerc] 2023 Nov; Vol. 69, pp. 102495. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 21.
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102495
Abstrakt: Heart rate variability (HRV) is a psychophysiological measure of particular interest in esports due to its potential to monitor player self-regulation. This study aimed to systematically review the utilisation of HRV in esports. Consideration was given to the methodological and theoretical underpinnings of previous works to provide recommendations for future research. The protocol was made available on the Open Science Framework. Inclusion criteria were empirical studies, examining HRV in esports, using esports players, published in English. Exclusion criteria were non-peer-reviewed studies, populations with pre-existing clinical illness other than Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD), opinion pieces or review papers. In November 2022 a search of Web of Science, PubMed, and EBSCOHost identified seven studies using HRV in esports. Risk of bias was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Narrative review identified two primary uses of HRV in esports; stress response and IGD. A lack of theoretical and methodological underpinning was identified as a major limitation of current literature. Further investigation is necessary before making recommendations regarding the use of HRV in esports. Future research should employ sound theoretical underpinning such as the use of vagally mediated HRV and the robust application of supporting methodological guidelines when investigating HRV in esports.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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