Comparative Study of the Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Nutritional Practices Among International Elite and Sub-Elite Athletes: A Sample of 1420 Participants from 14 Countries.

Autor: Taheri M; Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences in Sports, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. taheri.mortza@ut.ac.ir., Saad HB; Faculty of Medicine, Research Laboratory 'Heart Failure, LR12SP09', Farhat HACHED Hospital, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia., Washif JA; Sports Performance Division, Institut Sukan Negara Malaysia (National Sports Institute of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Reynoso-Sánchez LF; Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Autonomous University of Occident, Los Mochis, Mexico., Mirmoezzi M; Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran., Youzbashi L; Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Humanities, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran., Trabelsi K; Research Laboratory: Education, Motricité, Sport et Santé, EM2S, LR19JS01, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia., Moshtagh M; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Faculty of Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran., Muñoz-Helú H; Department of Economic-Administrative Sciences, Autonomous University of Occident, Los Mochis, Mexico., Mataruna-Dos-Santos LJ; Sport Management Department, Faculty of Management, Canadian University Dubai, City Walk, Dubai, United Arab Emirates., Seghatoleslami A; Faculty of Sports Science, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran., Torabi F; Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran., Soylu Y; Faculty of Sport Sciences, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Türkiye., Kurt C; Kirkpinar Sport Sciences Faculty, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey., Vancini RL; Center for Physical Education and Sports, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil., Delkash S; Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran., Rezaei MS; Department of Sport Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran., Ashouri M; Department of Sports Physiology, University of Mazandran, Babolsar, Iran., Tahira S; Department of Psychology, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan., Sayyah M; Trauma Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran., Chtourou H; High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia., Dergaa I; Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar.; Research Unit Physical Activity, Sport, and Health, (UR18JS01), National Observatory of Sport, Tunis, Tunisia., Strahler J; Sportpsychology, Department of Sport and Sport Science, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany., Guimarães-Mataruna AF; Department of Communication and Arts, University of Beira Interior, Covilha, Portugal., Lebaron TW; Department of Kinesiology and Outdoor Recreation, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT, USA.; Molecular Hydrogen Institute, Enoch, UT, USA., Ezdini ES; University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran., Alizade A; School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran., Zouhal H; Laboratoire Mouvement, Sport, Santé, University Rennes, Rennes, France.; Institute International Des Sciences du Sport, Irodouer, France., Tarnava AT; Natural Wellness Now Health Products Inc., Maple Ridge, BC, Canada., Clark C; Faculty of Health, Education, and Life Sciences, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK., Bigdeli N; Control Engineering Department, Faculty of Technical and Engineering, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran., Ammar A; Department of Training and Movement Science, Institute of Sport Science, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.; Interdisciplinary Laboratory in Neurosciences, Physiology and Psychology: Physical Activity, Health and Learning (LINP2), UFR STAPS, UPL, Paris Nanterre University, Nanterre, France.; Research Laboratory, Molecular Bases of Human Pathology, LR19ES13, Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax 3029, Tunisia., Eken Ö; Department of Physical Education and Sport Teaching, Inonu University, 44000, Malatya, Turkey., Ayed KB; High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, Kef. University of Jendouba, El Kef, Tunisia.; Sport Sciences, Health and Movement (2SHM) Laboratory, El Kef, Tunisia., Bragazzi NL; Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Laboratory for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (LIAM), York University, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada., Nobari H; Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003, Cáceres, Spain., Thuany M; Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal., Weiss K; Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland., Knechtle B; Medbase St. Gallen Am Vadianplatz, Vadianstrasse 26, 9001, St. Gallen, Switzerland. beat.knechtle@hispeed.ch., Irandoust K; Department of Sport Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Sports medicine - open [Sports Med Open] 2023 Nov 08; Vol. 9 (1), pp. 104. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 08.
DOI: 10.1186/s40798-023-00653-w
Abstrakt: Background: Although several studies have shown that the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown has had negative impacts on mental health and eating behaviors among the general population and athletes, few studies have examined the long-term effects on elite and sub-elite athletes. The present study aimed to investigate the long-term impact of COVID-19 lockdown on mental health and eating behaviors in elite versus sub-elite athletes two years into the pandemic. A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted between March and April 2022, involving athletes from 14 countries, using a convenient non-probabilistic and snowball sampling method. A total of 1420 athletes (24.5 ± 7.9 years old, 569 elites, 35% women, and 851 sub-elites, 45% women) completed an online survey-based questionnaire. The questionnaire included a sociodemographic survey, information about the COVID-19 pandemic, the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 Items (DASS-21) for mental health assessment, and the Rapid Eating Assessment for Participants (REAP-S) for assessing eating behavior.
Results: The results showed that compared to sub-elite athletes, elite athletes had lower scores on the DASS-21 (p = .001) and its subscales of depression (p = .003), anxiety (p = .007), and stress (p < .001), as well as a lower REAP-S score indicating lower diet quality (p = .013).
Conclusion: In conclusion, two years into the pandemic, elite athletes were likelier to have better mental health profiles than sub-elite athletes but surprisingly had lower diet quality.
(© 2023. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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