Pain, Fatigue and Sleep Quality of E-Athletes

Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University86 enrolled

Overview

E-Sports, which attract great attention in the media and social networks, brings health problems and some risks, depending on the attractiveness of games and the time spent in the digital world. When the investigators examine the literature, although different studies are showing that E-Athletes experience pain and sleep problems, no study examines the factors related to pain and sleep quality together. Therefore, our study was planned to examine the factors associated with pain, fatigue, and sleep quality in E-Athletes.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

E-Athletes

Interventions

AssessmentOTHER

Assessment of pain, fatigue, sleep quality, physical activity status, and e-sports-specific features

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 35 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

The inclusion criteria were: (1) being between 18 and 35 years of age, (2) being under contract with a professional gaming corporation, (3) being primarily engaged in esports through a computer-based game, (4) having at least one year of professional gaming experience, and (5) volunteering to participate in the study. The exclusion criteria were: (1) being retired from esports and (2) having any systemic, orthopedic, or neurological disease.

Locations (1)

Melike Sumeyye Ozen

Bandırma, Balıkesir, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain assessment

The area where the pain is experienced, the situation of applying to a health institution for pain, the situation of applying to a physiotherapist for pain, and pain severity (with the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) will be questioned. NRS: The number 0 is defined as "no pain" and the number 10 as "unbearable pain".

Time frame: baseline

Fatigue severity

Fatigue severity will be evaluated using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), where 0 will indicate "no fatigue" and 10 will indicate "worst possible fatigue." Participants will report the degree of fatigue they will have felt during the past 24 hours, reflecting their overall daily experience.

Time frame: baseline

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

It is used to assess sleep quality. The total score ranges from 0 to 21. The sleep quality of people with a total score of less than 5 is "good"; For those with more than 5, it means "poor" sleep quality.

Time frame: baseline

Epworth Sleepiness Scale

It is used to evaluate daytime sleepiness. The scoring method is the same for all questions, 0 if there is no probability of falling asleep, 1 if there is a low probability of falling asleep, 2 if there is a medium probability, and 3 if there is a high probability of falling asleep. A score of 10 or more indicates the presence of excessive daytime sleepiness.

Time frame: baseline

Secondary Outcomes

Demographic variables

Age, gender

Time frame: baseline

Esports-related characteristics

duration of professional gaming, daily computer use, game branch, place of competition, and game type

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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