Journal article
Improvement of Jet Lag and Travel Fatigue Symptoms and Their Association with Prior International Travel Experience in Junior Athletes
Sports (Basel), Vol.12(8), p.220
08/14/2024
DOI: 10.3390/sports12080220
PMCID: PMC11358972
PMID: 39195596
Abstract
Jet lag and travel fatigue can occur after crossing multiple time zones in a short period of time, possibly affecting various aspects of an athlete's behavior. However, there are few studies regarding this issue, particularly considering junior athletes. This study aimed to investigate and quantify the symptoms of jet lag and travel fatigue and the factors impacting these conditions. A survey was completed by 41 Japanese junior athletes (21 men and 20 women), competing at an international game in Finland, to assess their performance, sleeping habits, digestion, fatigue, and jet lag on the first day of arrival and on the opening day of the competition. Although athletes awoke less often during sleep on the opening day of the competition compared with the first day, sleep time, ease of falling asleep, and sleep quality decreased significantly. Prior experience traveling abroad for international competitions was positively associated with improvements regarding ease of falling asleep (coefficient = 2.22,
= 0.01), quality of sleep (coefficient = 2.16,
= 0.02), and alertness after waking up (coefficient = 1.85,
= 0.05) by the opening day of the competition when compared with the results for athletes who had no such prior experiences. Junior athletes experience symptoms of jet lag and travel fatigue that may persist until the day of competition, and prior experience traveling abroad may help in alleviating their symptoms.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Improvement of Jet Lag and Travel Fatigue Symptoms and Their Association with Prior International Travel Experience in Junior Athletes
- Creators
- Yuka Tsukahara - Tokyo Women's College of Physical EducationHiroshi Kamada - Japan Medical AssociationSuguru Torii - Waseda UniversityFumihiro Yamasawa - Japan Medical Association
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Sports (Basel), Vol.12(8), p.220
- DOI
- 10.3390/sports12080220
- PMID
- 39195596
- PMCID
- PMC11358972
- NLM abbreviation
- Sports (Basel)
- ISSN
- 2075-4663
- eISSN
- 2075-4663
- Grant note
- 21K17571 / JSPS Kakenhi
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/14/2024
- Academic Unit
- Family and Community Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984737966002771
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