Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Perceived Stress, Anxiety, Mood, and Training Quality in Elite Athletes.

NCT04453566 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 61351342/ 2020-286
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 208
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In this study, the investigator aims to measure stress, anxiety, mood, life satisfaction measures among elite athletes during COVID-19 and measure the relationship between these measures and the changes in training characteristics in elite athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Conditions

COVID-19; Life Satisfaction; Anxiety; Mental Health Wellness 1; Athlete; Stress

Keywords

COVID-19; Athlete; Mental Health

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Sociodemographic information and training characteristics

  Sociodemographic information and training characteristics Participants asked to provide sociodemographic information. Also, the difference in training frequency, duration, and quality after COVID-19 pandemic measured via 22 self-created questions.

  at inclusion

• The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)

  The Beck Anxiety Inventory (Beck et al., 1988) has been widely used to measure the severity of anxiety by self-report and showed to has internal consistency and high test-retest reliability. The Turkish version of the BAI proved to be a reliable and valid measure (Ulusoy et al., 1993). The participant rates how much each symptom has bothered the participant in the past week in the 21-item self-report questionnaire. The symptoms are rated on a four-point scale, ranging from ''not at all'' (0) to ''severely'' (4).

  one week

• The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

  The Visual Analogue Scale (0 not stressed at all - 10 maximum amount of stress) used to measure self-reported stress and anxiety in elite athletes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The VAS showed to be an efficient tool for assessing self-reported stress and anxiety.

  at inclusion

• Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

  The 14-item version of PSS scale asks patients how often they had experienced thoughts and feelings such as control irritations and stress during the previous one month, with responses ranging from 0 (never) to 4 (very often). The Turkish PSS proved to be a reliable and valid tool to measure perceived stress. The final score obtained by reversing responses (e.g., 0 = 4, 1 = 3, 2 = 2, 3 = 1 \& 4 = 0) to the four positively stated items (items 4, 5, 7, \& 8) and then summing across all scale items. Higher scores indicating higher levels of perceived stress.

  one month

• Satisfaction with Life Scale

  The Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener, Emmons, Larsen, \& Griffin, 1985) is a 5-item measure designed to measure global cognitive judgments of one's life satisfaction. The answers ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). Items are summed to create a total score with higher scores indicating a greater degree of satisfaction with life.

  at inclusion

• Brunel mood scale (BRUMS)

  The BRUMs scale is based on the Profile of Mood States. The Turkish version of the BRUMS scale studied on Turkish athletes, 24-item measures and six subscales in the original version decreased to 19 items and four subscales: anger, depression, vigor, fatigue. The results of the study proved to be valid and reliable (Cakiroglu et al., 2016). Each subscale has a numerical rating scale (0 = not at all, 1 = a bit, 2 = moderate, 3 = enough; 4 = extremely) from which research participant select the one best represents at that time. The results within the subscale are summed and a score range from 0 to 16.

  at inclusion

Study Arms (1)

Elite Athletes

Elite Athletes

Other: Online Survey

Interventions

Online Survey OTHER

Online Survey

Elite Athletes

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Elite Athletes

You may qualify if:

• Elite Athletes between age of 18-35

You may not qualify if:

• Athletes with history of COVID-19 disease
• Athetes with first-degree family members who have/had the COVID-19 disease
• Athletes with non-covid related injuries restraining from physical activity
• History of psychiatric disease

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Uskudar University: lead
• New York Medical College: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Uskudar University

Istanbul, 34662, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19; Personal Satisfaction; Anxiety Disorders; Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Behavior; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Mesut Karahan, PhD

  Uskudar University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Medical Doctor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 29, 2020
• First Posted: July 1, 2020
• Study Start: May 27, 2020
• Primary Completion: August 15, 2020
• Study Completion: August 24, 2020
• Last Updated: April 30, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-04

Locations

TU (1)