The Impacts of COVID-19 on Mental Health and Training in US Professional Endurance Athletes.
Clin J Sport Med
; 32(3): 290-296, 2022 05 01.
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| ID: mdl-34711711
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
We examined how professional athletes are affected by COVID-19. Our primary aim was to assess changes in mental health that occurred after COVID-19 restrictions, and our secondary aim was to assess changes in exercise volume and intensity.DESIGN:
Cross-sectional study.SETTING:
United States.PARTICIPANTS:
Strava professional endurance athletes. ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS Participants completed a survey, and a subset of participants consented to have their activity data analyzed. The survey included questions on COVID-19 symptoms, exercise, and mental health, as measured by a modified Patient Health Questionnaire. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Participants were asked about 2 periods in 2020 before COVID-19 (January 1-March 14) and during COVID-19 (March 15-August 25), and activity data from both periods were downloaded. Activity data consisted of Global Positioning System and self-reported uploads.RESULTS:
One hundred thirty-one male and female Strava athletes were enrolled, and a subset of athletes (n = 114) consented to have their activity data analyzed. During COVID-19 restrictions, 22.2% of participants reported feeling down or depressed and 27.4% of participants reported feeling nervous or anxious at least half the days in a week compared with 3.8% and 4.6% before COVID-19 restrictions, respectively (P < 0.0001). Activity data revealed a significant increase (P < 0.0001) in exercise minutes per day during COVID-19 (mean = 103.00, SD = 42.1) compared with before COVID-19 restrictions (mean = 92.4, SD = 41.3), with no significant changes in intensity.CONCLUSIONS:
Athletes reported significant increases in feeling down or depressed and nervous or anxious despite an increase in exercise duration during COVID-19. Future research should assess how to support athletes with mental health resources.
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article