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The counteractive effects of interventions addressing mental fatigue on sport-specific performance among athletes: A systematic review with a meta-analysis.

Journal of sports sciences
December 1, 2024
He Sun et al. (4 authors)
Journal ArticleSystematic ReviewMeta-AnalysisReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to evaluate the effects of mindfulness and other interventions on mitigating the detrimental effects of mental fatigue on sport-specific performance in athletes.

Results Summary

Mindfulness showed potential to mitigate the detrimental effects of mental fatigue on sport-specific performance, particularly in shooting accuracy, with an effect size of 0.591. The study synthesized current evidence but did not provide detailed results specific to mindfulness alone.

Population

Athletes experiencing mental fatigue across diverse sporting domains.

Effective Dosage

Not available

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (7)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
transcranial direct current stimulation
increase
sport-specific performance
mentally fatigued athletes
-
showed potential to mitigate the detrimental effects
#1
person-fit
increase
sport-specific performance
mentally fatigued athletes
-
showed potential to mitigate the detrimental effects
#2
mindfulness
increase
sport-specific performance
mentally fatigued athletes
-
showed potential to mitigate the detrimental effects
#3
glucose supplementation
increase
sport-specific performance
mentally fatigued athletes
-
showed potential to mitigate the detrimental effects
#4
caffeine mouth rinsing
increase
sport-specific performance
mentally fatigued athletes
-
showed potential to mitigate the detrimental effects
#5
nature exposure
increase
sport-specific performance
mentally fatigued athletes
-
showed potential to mitigate the detrimental effects
#6
transcranial direct current stimulation, person-fit, mindfulness, glucose supplementation, caffeine mouth rinsing, and nature exposure
increase
shooting accuracy
mentally fatigued athletes
ES = 0.591
showed potential to mitigate the detrimental effects
#7
Abstract

The deleterious consequences of mental fatigue (MF) on athletes in diverse sporting domains have been subject to extensive inquiry. However, the efficacy of interventions to counteract the effects of MF remains largely elusive. This review aims to evaluate the effects of counteractive interventions on the sport-specific performance of mentally fatigued athletes. Moreover, synthesizes the current evidence on which sports effectively counter the detrimental effects of MF with interventions, highlighting potential avenues for upcoming research. A systematic search was executed via Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, and EBSCOhost, in addition to Google Scholar and references for grey literature. A meta-analysis was executed to compute effect sizes for different interventions with 13 qualified papers. Interventions include transcranial direct current stimulation, person-fit, mindfulness, glucose supplementation, caffeine mouth rinsing, and nature exposure showed potential to mitigate the detrimental effects on sport-specific performance, particularly in shooting accuracy (ES = 0.591;

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
HumansAthletic PerformanceMental FatigueMindfulnessCaffeineTranscranial Direct Current StimulationDecision MakingGlucoseReaction TimeAttentionDietary SupplementsAthletes
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy59/10
Quality78/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations1
Citations/Year1.0
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
Weight Score2.56
Normalized Score0.59
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