Sleep Quality and Injury among Athletes in Thailand National Sports University (Suphan Buri campus)

Abstract

The objective of this study was to study factors associated with sleep quality, fatigue, and injury among athletes in Thailand National Sports University (Suphan Buri campus) 314 persons. The data was collected from October to November, 2020. The questionnaire divided into 4 parts: 1) general and health 2) injuries, 13 items 3) sleep quality, 9 items and 4) revised Piper fatigue scale, 13 items. The data was analyzed by using chi-square statistics at a confidence level of 0.05. The result found that in the past 1 year the athletes was injuries 44.24%, the majority of injuries were caused by collisions with another athletes 58.27% and the lower limb were most injured at 81.21%. Most of athletes had poor sleep quality 52.55% and not fatigue 65.61%. The factors associated with injuries (p-value < 0.05) were gender, age, education level, athletes experience, and training days per week. Factors associated with sleep quality were age, training hours per day, and training days per week. Factors associated with fatigue was athletes experience. The relationship between injury factors, sleep quality, and fatigue were found that none of the factors were statistically significant. But athletes should have the preparation of the body, get enough rest to prevent injuries from playing sports and should be planned to prevent injury that may occur. Athletes should be educated on how to adjust their waking schedules, extended total sleep time, and improve sleep quality. So that athletes can practice and compete effectively in sports.