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Effects of the COVID-19 Health Crisis on Sports Practice, Life Quality, and Emotional Status in Spanish High-Performance Athletes
dc.contributor.author | Díaz Aroca, Álvaro | |
dc.contributor.author | Conde, Elena | |
dc.contributor.author | Martínez Aranda, Luis Manuel | |
dc.contributor.author | Gema, Sanz | |
dc.contributor.author | López de Subijana, Cristina | |
dc.contributor.author | Sánchez Pato, Antonio | |
dc.contributor.author | Leiva Arcas, Alejandro | |
dc.contributor.author | García Roca, Juan Alfonso | |
dc.contributor.author | Ramis, Yago | |
dc.contributor.author | Torregrossa, Miquel | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-01T15:12:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-02-01T15:12:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10952/7190 | |
dc.description.abstract | Spain is one of the many countries highly affected by the COVID-19 crisis, establishing very restrictive measures with a complete lockdown for more than 3 months. This situation forced the complete closure of sport practice and national or international competitions, leading to a negative impact on physical and psychological health of high-performance athletes. Therefore, the objectives of this study were (a) to determine the effects of the COVID-19 health crisis on Spanish high-performance athletes in terms of sports practice, life quality, and emotional state and (b) to identify the profile with the greatest difficulties during and after the lockdown. A sample of 130 high-performance athletes aged between 18 and 34 years (67 women and 63 men) participated in this study (83.1% achieved a medal in National–International elite competitions; 86.9% were considered student-athletes). Measures included socio-demographic data through a 5-dimension ad hoc survey: physical activity and exercise using an adapted version from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ); health status and limitations using an adapted version of SF-12 Health Questionnaire; Perceived stress (Short-PSS); and Mood States (29-item POMS). All participants have shown a significant decrease pre–post-lockdown in both health and performance perception, especially in women, individual athletes, medalists, and student-athletes. Strong limitations of training, attention, and motivation as well as a moderate negative emotional state during lockdown were reported, in women, individual athletes, medalists, and student-athletes. Even with an improved emotional state and energy level in the post-lockdown period, moderate-to-high stress scores were reported by women and medalists. Our findings highlight the importance of paying attention to the physical and psychological health of elite athletes on three profiles: team athletes (due to social distance), student-athletes (dual-career issues), and women athletes (prevalence of implicit gender inequalities in sport). | es |
dc.language.iso | en | es |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | es |
dc.subject | Elite athletes | es |
dc.subject | Sports performance | es |
dc.subject | Post-lockdown | es |
dc.subject | Emotional state | es |
dc.subject | Lockdown | es |
dc.title | Effects of the COVID-19 Health Crisis on Sports Practice, Life Quality, and Emotional Status in Spanish High-Performance Athletes | es |
dc.type | article | es |
dc.rights.accessRights | openAccess | es |
dc.description.discipline | Actividad Física y Deporte | es |