Federal medical biological agency of Russia's efforts to support Russian athletes during COVID-19 outbreak.

Autor: Zholinsky AV; Federal Research and Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia., Kruglova IV; Federal Research and Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia., Feshchenko VS; Federal Research and Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia., Risukhina YV; Federal Research and Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia., Fomin AV; Federal Research and Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia., Galaktionova NM; Federal Research and Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia., Pavlova AA; Federal Research and Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia., Mitin IN; Federal Research and Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia., Parastayev SA; Federal Research and Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia., Bezuglov EN; Federal Research and Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia., Fyodorov AN; Federal Research and Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia., Barshak SI; Federal Research and Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Sport sciences for health [Sport Sci Health] 2022; Vol. 18 (3), pp. 831-837. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 06.
DOI: 10.1007/s11332-021-00861-5
Abstrakt: This paper dwells upon COVID-19-related efforts of the Center for Sports Medicine, Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia. The Agency has the following precautions in place: regular polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of athletes and staff; double PCR testing before going to training camps or medical examinations; isolating athletes and their traceable contacts when COVID is suspected; observation and isolation wards set up at training camp venues. Athlete vaccination has begun. Athletes are provided online advice on health, diet, and exercising plus special care for chronically ill athletes and remote psychological counseling. Athletes recovering from COVID-19 are offered rehabilitation programs and doctor-supervised return to training. Specialists of the Research Department at FMBA's Center for Sports Medicine carried out a research dedicated to the prevalence of COVID-19 and different variants of its course in Russian athletes. The study period lasted from March to December 2020. A total of 27,438 records were analyzed. In May, June, July and August 2020, the percentage of positive PCR tests for athletes was significantly lower than the nationwide percentage at p  < 0.05, Pearson's chi-squared test. However, the differences were nullified by September-October. The disease was mild or asymptomatic in most patients. Athletes of summer sports were found to be most likely to contract COVID-19.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interestThe authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. All co-authors have seen and agree with the contents of the manuscript and there is no financial interest to report. We certify that the submission is original work and is not under review at any other publication.
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