Association of physical activity with sleep health: A systematic review

The aim of this study was to systematically examine the literature on physical activity and sleep in non-clinical and population-based settings. The inclusion criteria were original studies testing the association between physical activity (as exposure) and sleep (as outcome) in representative samp...

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Main Authors: Andrea Wendt, Thaynã Ramos Flores, Inácio Crochemore Mohnsam Silva, Fernando César Wehrmeister
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Atividade Física e Saúde 2019-06-01
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author Andrea Wendt
Thaynã Ramos Flores
Inácio Crochemore Mohnsam Silva
Fernando César Wehrmeister
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description The aim of this study was to systematically examine the literature on physical activity and sleep in non-clinical and population-based settings. The inclusion criteria were original studies testing the association between physical activity (as exposure) and sleep (as outcome) in representative samples of the general population, workers, or undergraduate students. Sleep health included sleep duration, sleep quality and insomnia. Studies evaluating samples including only individuals with some disease or a health condition were excluded. A search was performed in the PubMed, Scopus, Lilacs, CINAHL, and SPORTdiscus databases in March 2018. Data extraction was performed using the following items: year, author, country, population, age group, sample size, study design, sleep measurement/definition, physical activity measurement/definition, adjustment and main results. A total of 57 studies were selected, which markedly used heterogeneous instruments to measure physical activity and sleep. The majority were conducted in high-income countries and with cross-sectional design. Physical activity was associated with lower odds of insomnia (observed in 10 of 17 studies), poor sleep quality (observed in 12 of 19 studies) and long sleep duration (observed in 7 of 11 studies). The results about short sleep or continuous sleep duration remain unclear. Physical activity seems to be associated with sleep quality and insomnia, especially among adult and elderly populations in which these outcomes are more usually measured. The short- and long-term effects of physical activity intensities and dose-response on sleep should be better evaluated.
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spelling doaj-art-c94c3930def74ab585222260c49b09b82025-01-03T01:01:07ZengSociedade Brasileira de Atividade Física e SaúdeRevista Brasileira de Atividade Física e Saúde1413-34822317-16342019-06-012310.12820/rbafs.23e0057Association of physical activity with sleep health: A systematic reviewAndrea Wendthttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4640-2254Thaynã Ramos Floreshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0098-1681Inácio Crochemore Mohnsam Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5390-8360Fernando César Wehrmeisterhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7137-1747 The aim of this study was to systematically examine the literature on physical activity and sleep in non-clinical and population-based settings. The inclusion criteria were original studies testing the association between physical activity (as exposure) and sleep (as outcome) in representative samples of the general population, workers, or undergraduate students. Sleep health included sleep duration, sleep quality and insomnia. Studies evaluating samples including only individuals with some disease or a health condition were excluded. A search was performed in the PubMed, Scopus, Lilacs, CINAHL, and SPORTdiscus databases in March 2018. Data extraction was performed using the following items: year, author, country, population, age group, sample size, study design, sleep measurement/definition, physical activity measurement/definition, adjustment and main results. A total of 57 studies were selected, which markedly used heterogeneous instruments to measure physical activity and sleep. The majority were conducted in high-income countries and with cross-sectional design. Physical activity was associated with lower odds of insomnia (observed in 10 of 17 studies), poor sleep quality (observed in 12 of 19 studies) and long sleep duration (observed in 7 of 11 studies). The results about short sleep or continuous sleep duration remain unclear. Physical activity seems to be associated with sleep quality and insomnia, especially among adult and elderly populations in which these outcomes are more usually measured. The short- and long-term effects of physical activity intensities and dose-response on sleep should be better evaluated. https://rbafs.org.br/RBAFS/article/view/13679EpidemiologySleepMotor activity
spellingShingle Andrea Wendt
Thaynã Ramos Flores
Inácio Crochemore Mohnsam Silva
Fernando César Wehrmeister
Association of physical activity with sleep health: A systematic review
Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física e Saúde
Epidemiology
Sleep
Motor activity
title Association of physical activity with sleep health: A systematic review
title_full Association of physical activity with sleep health: A systematic review
title_fullStr Association of physical activity with sleep health: A systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Association of physical activity with sleep health: A systematic review
title_short Association of physical activity with sleep health: A systematic review
title_sort association of physical activity with sleep health a systematic review
topic Epidemiology
Sleep
Motor activity
url https://rbafs.org.br/RBAFS/article/view/13679
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