| Characterising the individual performance responses to mild illness in international swimmers. | |
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PMID: 16183773 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To determine individual differences in the impact of illness on the change in performance of swimmers in international competitions. METHODS: Subjects were members of the Australian swimming team (33 male and 39 female, aged 15-27 years). Swimmers provided a weekly seven day recall of symptoms of illness during final six weeks of preparations for international competition over a three year period. Swimmers were categorised as either ill (one or more episodes of illness) or healthy. The measure of performances was the international point score. Mean changes in points score were calculated for healthy and ill swimmers between a national championship and an international competition ( approximately 16 weeks later). Likelihoods of substantial effects of illness on an individual's true change in performance (beneficial/trivial/harmful) were estimated from means and standard deviations, assuming a smallest substantial change of 6 points. RESULTS: Illness was reported before international performances by 38% of female and 35% of male swimmers. For female swimmers the change in performance was -3.7 (21.5) points (mean (SD)) with illness and -2.6 (19.0) points when healthy; for male swimmers the changes were -1.4 (17.5) points with illness and 5.6 (13.2) points when healthy. The likelihoods that illness had a substantial beneficial/trivial/harmful effect on performance of an individual swimmer were 32%/31%/37% for female and 17%/31%/52% for male participants (90% confidence limits approximately +/-10% to 20%). CONCLUSIONS: Although mild illness had only a trivial mean effect on female swimmers and a small harmful mean effect on male swimmers, there were substantial chances of benefit and harm for individuals. |
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Authors:
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D B Pyne; W G Hopkins; A M Batterham; M Gleeson; P A Fricker |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: British journal of sports medicine Volume: 39 ISSN: 1473-0480 ISO Abbreviation: Br J Sports Med Publication Date: 2005 Oct |
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Created Date: 2005-09-26 Completed Date: 2005-11-15 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0432520 Medline TA: Br J Sports Med Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 752-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Australian Institute of Sport, PO Box 176, Belconnen, Canberra, ACT 2616, Australia. david.pyne@ausport.gov.au |
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Adolescent Adult Australia Competitive Behavior / physiology Exercise / physiology Female Gastrointestinal Diseases / complications* Health Behavior Humans Male Physical Fitness / physiology* Respiratory Tract Diseases / complications* Skin Diseases / complications* Swimming / physiology* Task Performance and Analysis |
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