Effects of stroboscopic visual training on reaction time and decision-making ability in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

作者：Rishu Wang, Sheng Li, Wu Yidong, Hengxian Liu, Qi Zhang · 发表于：Frontiers in Psychology · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1697425 · 被引用次数：5 · 研究领域：Sport Psychology and Performance、Sports injuries and prevention、Sports Performance and Training

Introduction This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the impact of stroboscopic vision training on athletes’ reaction and decision-making ability, and examined the moderating role of key factors. Methods Literature searches were conducted in five databases: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, EBSCO and Scopus. Two researchers independently screened the articles and extracted the data. The risk of bias in the included studies was evaluated using the Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool. Statistical analysis was conducted using Stata 18.0 software. Meta-analysis employed a random-effects model to analyze reaction time and decision-making ability, respectively. Subgroup analysis studied the moderating effects of participants’ age, sport experience, sport type, stroboscopic frequency, duty cycle, total intervention duration, weeks of intervention, intervention frequency and per session intervention duration. A total of 9 articles were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis, involving 323 athletes. Results Studies have shown that stroboscopic vision training has a significant impact on the improvement of reaction time (SMD = −0.82, 95% CI: −1.42, −0.22, p = 0.007), but has no significant effect on decision-making ability (SMD = 0.51, 95% CI: −0.09, −1.11, p = 0.09). Subgroup analysis indicates that stroboscopic training for 1 to 6 weeks, with 1 to 2 sessions per week and 10 min of high-quality training each time, is an excellent training program for optimiz...