Lima Yavuz, Denerel Nevzad, Devran Sergen, Rice Simon, Bayraktar Bülent
Sports Medicine Department, Balıkesir Atatürk City Hospital, Balıkesir, Turkey.
Sports Medicine Department, Eastern Mediterranean University Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Res Sports Med. 2024 Mar-Apr;32(2):248-259. doi: 10.1080/15438627.2022.2102917. Epub 2022 Jul 21.
The present study evaluated the mental health (MH) of athletes according to a range of variables, including SARS-CoV-2 infection status and sport-specific factors. An online survey was sent to 1636 Turkish professional athletes incorporating standardized scales assessing athlete-specific stress, depression, and anxiety. A total of 579 professional athletes (29% SARS-CoV-2 positive) participated in the study. While female athletes reported higher anxiety scores than males (p < 0.01), the depression scores of the athletes who had been infected with SARS-CoV-2 were significantly higher than athletes who were not infected (p = 0.03). Higher athlete-specific stress, depression, and anxiety scores were associated with participating in an individual sport, experiencing chronic pain, severe sports injury history, and performance concerns (all p < 0.01). MH symptoms in athletes were associated with being infected with SARS-CoV-2, female gender, participating in an individual sport, and performance concerns. MH assessments should be undertaken with athletes to detect vulnerabilities and enable appropriate and timely MH interventions.
本研究根据一系列变量，包括新冠病毒感染状况和特定运动因素，对运动员的心理健康（MH）进行了评估。向1636名土耳其职业运动员发送了一项在线调查，其中包含评估运动员特定压力、抑郁和焦虑的标准化量表。共有579名职业运动员（29%新冠病毒呈阳性）参与了该研究。虽然女运动员报告的焦虑得分高于男运动员（p<0.01），但感染新冠病毒的运动员的抑郁得分显著高于未感染的运动员（p=0.03）。较高的运动员特定压力、抑郁和焦虑得分与参加个人运动、经历慢性疼痛、有严重运动损伤史以及对表现的担忧有关（所有p<0.01）。运动员的心理健康症状与感染新冠病毒、女性性别、参加个人运动以及对表现的担忧有关。应对运动员进行心理健康评估，以发现脆弱性并及时进行适当的心理健康干预。
