The relationship between menstrually-related symptoms and low sleep quality in female college students : A preliminary study for female athlete’s conditioning

Autor: Sawai, Akemi, Maekawa, Maki, Fujita, Ikuko
Jazyk: japonština
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: 日本女子体育大学附属基礎体力研究所紀要. 30:20-29
ISSN: 0918-3825
Popis: Bulletin
Female college athletes may face additional challenges from menstrual pain and symptoms that are linked to poor sleep quality and circadian disruption. We surveyed 266 Japanese college students, aged 18 to 22, and finally enrolled 196 athletes and 41 non-athletes into a study exploring links between athletics, poor sleep quality and menstrual symptoms including perceived pain. Subjective sleep quality was evaluated by using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index（ PSQI） and poor sleep quality was defined as PSQI scores higher than 6. Menstrual symptoms were evaluated by using Menstrual Distress Questionnaire （MDQ）, and pain intensity in the premenstrual phase and during menstruation were evaluated by using Visual Analog Scale（ VAS） from score 0 to 10. Out of 196 female athletes and 41 non-athletes, 88 athletes and 15 non-athletes were defined as poor sleep quality. Significant main effect in the difference of PSQI and in exercise status was seen in Pain intensity（ VAS） and in the total score of MDQ in both premenstrual phase and during menstruation. Although there was no significant interaction between the PSQI score and the exercise status, athletes with poor sleep quality showed a significant high score of pain intensity during menstruation, and total score of MDQ in both premenstrual phase and during menstruation than non-athletes with poor sleep quality. This is the first report to demonstrate such an association in Japanese college athletes and we recommend interventions to monitor before the athlete slips into a vicious and physically disruptive cycle that could impact sports performance and daily quality of life.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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