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Purpose: To assess whether adolescent athletes were affected or not in terms of mental health by the long duration at home linked to isolation enforced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: The study included 940 team athletes, 274 individual athletes, and 131 nonathlete controls aged 12–17 years. Demographic data were obtained with a form including questions about age, sex, sports type, and physical activity status (type, duration, and frequency) during the isolation period. Participants completed the Children’s Revised Impact of Event Scale-13, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children, and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children. Results: Among participants, 88% did not meet the physical activity recommendations for children and adolescents, while 42.8% felt depressed. Depressive symptoms were present in 38.1% of boys and 59.7% of girls, with girls (6.4%) having higher posttraumatic stress symptoms than boys (3.5%). Among athletes, depressive and anxiety symptoms were lower compared with nonathlete controls (P < .01). Posttraumatic stress symptoms were lower among athletes than nonathlete controls for girls (team vs control, P = .006; individual vs control, P = .002) but similar for boys (P > .05). The depression (P = .518), state (P = .866), and trait anxiety (P = .507) symptoms were similar between team athletes and individual athletes. Conclusion: Though adolescent athletes’ depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress symptoms were significantly lower than nonathlete controls, athletes also had high depression levels. These findings show the need to take precautions to protect the psychological health of not only nonathletes, but also athletes in the pandemic period.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychological state of professional male football players who were infected by COVID-19. Method: The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 and Kessler Psychological Distress Scale were sent to players' smartphones by sharing a link to the questionnaire. A total of 523 professional football players aged between 18-38 years from 93 different sports clubs participated in the study. The players were divided into 2 groups according to Sars-COV-2 PCR test results. Results: Depression, anxiety, stress, and psychological distress scores of football players who were infected by COVID-19 were higher compared to players who were not infected by COVID-19 (all p < 0.001). Depression, stress, and psychological distress scores were higher for football players with higher loss of income than players with lower loss of income (p = 0.017, p = 0.007, p = 0.005, respectively). There were significant differences in anxiety, depression, and psychological distress scores in favor of the 18-22-year age group (p = 0.002, p = 0.009, p = 0.004, respectively). Conclusion: COVID-19 infection negatively affects the psychological states of football players. The psychological states of professional football players who were infected by COVID-19 should be monitored closely and psychological support should be provided.

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AmaçÇalışmanın amacı kaygı seviyesi ve başa çıkma kaynakları düzeyi gibi psikososyal faktörlerin yaralanma oluşumunu etkileyip etkilemediğini incelemektir. Gereç ve YöntemÇalışmaya toplam 83 futbolcu katıldı. Çalışmanın başında Sürekli ve Durumluk Kaygı Ölçeği, Sporcuların Psikolojik Becerilerini Değerlendirme Ölçeği ve Çok Boyutlu Algılanan Sosyal Destek Ölçeği dolduruldu. Takım doktorları yaralanmanın tipini, şiddetini ve sporcunun yaralanmaya bağlı olarak kaçırdığı antrenman ve maç sayısını ve takımdan ayrı kaldığı süreyi kaydetti. Bulgular 83 futbolcunun 63'ünde (%75.9) toplam 121 yaralanma gözlendi. Toplam yaralanma insidansı Toplam yaralanma insidansı 6.2/1000 saat, maçta yaralanma insidansı 18.3/1000 saat, antrenmanda yaralanma insidansı 3.4/1000 saatti. Yaralanmaların 4'ü (3.2%) minimal, 28'i (22.9%) hafif, 67'si (55.1%) orta, 22'si (17.9%) ciddi şiddetli yaralanmalardı. Yaralanma sayısı ve şiddeti ile başa çıkma kaynakları arasında negatif, kaygı seviyesi arasında pozitif ilişki vardı. Bu ilişkiler istatiksel olarak anlamlıydı (p<0.05). Yarala-nan sporcularda daha yüksek kaygı seviyesi ve daha düşük başa çıkma kaynakları mevcuttu. Yaralanan ve yaralanmayan sporcular arasında bu değerler için istatiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık vardı (p<0.05). SonuçPsikolojik faktörler ve spor yaralanmalarının oluşumu arasında bir ilişki olduğu açıkça görülmektedir. Psikolojik faktörler ile yaralanma riski arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmanın spor yaralanmalarını önlemek açısından önemli olduğu görünmektedir.