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The effects of daytime napping on psychophysiological measures in physically active individuals and athletes: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression, with assessment of the certainty of evidence

Omar Boukhris
1, 2
,
Khaled Trabelsi
3, 4
,
Haresh Suppiah
1, 2
,
Haitham Jahrami
5, 6
,
Matthew Driller
1, 2

  1. Sport, Performance, and Nutrition Research Group, School of Allied Health, Human Services, and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
  2. SIESTA Research Group, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  3. Research laboratory, Education, Motricity, Sport and Health (EM2S), LR15JS01, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of Sfax, Tunisia
  4. Department of Movement Sciences and Sports Training, School of Sport Science, The University of Jordan, Amman-Jordan
  5. Department of Psychiatry, Ministry of Health, Manama, Bahrain
  6. Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain
Biol Sport. 2026; 43: 149–163
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2026.153310
Online publish date: 2025/08/13
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