Mental health management of elite athletes during COVID-19: a narrative review and recommendations

CL Reardon, A Bindra, C Blauwet, R Budgett… - British journal of sports …, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
Elite athletes suffer many mental health symptoms and disorders at rates equivalent to or
exceeding those of the general population. COVID-19 has created new strains on elite …

An evidence-informed framework to promote mental wellbeing in elite sport

R Purcell, V Pilkington, S Carberry, D Reid… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Elite athletes, coaches and high-performance staff are exposed to a range of stressors that
have been shown to increase their susceptibility to experiencing mental ill-health. Despite …

Mental health, physical activity, and quality of life of US adolescent athletes during COVID-19–related school closures and sport cancellations: a study of 13 000 …

TA McGuine, KM Biese, L Petrovska… - Journal of athletic …, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context In the spring of 2020, US schools closed to in-person teaching and sports were
cancelled to control the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It is critical to …

Nowhere to hide: The significant impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) measures on elite and semi-elite South African athletes

L Pillay, DCCJ van Rensburg, AJ van Rensburg… - Journal of science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives To describe the perceptions of South African elite and semi-elite athletes on
return to sport (RTS); maintenance of physical conditioning and other activities; sleep; …

Mental health in elite athletes: increased awareness requires an early intervention framework to respond to athlete needs

R Purcell, K Gwyther, SM Rice - Sports medicine-open, 2019 - Springer
The current 'state of play'in supporting elite athlete mental health and wellbeing has centred
mostly on building mental health literacy or awareness of the signs of mental ill-health …

Mental health issues and psychological factors in athletes: detection, management, effect on performance, and prevention: American medical society for sports …

CJ Chang, M Putukian, G Aerni… - Clinical Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Abstract The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine convened a panel of experts to
provide an evidence-based, best practices document to assist sports medicine physicians …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing potential impact of COVID-19 pandemic on physical and mental health of elite athletes

AH Mehrsafar, P Gazerani, AM Zadeh… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is now a highly contagious and fatal respiratory
pandemic that is having a large negative impact on many different aspects of society, one in …

Sleep and mental health in athletes during COVID-19 lockdown

ER Facer-Childs, D Hoffman, JN Tran, SPA Drummond… - Sleep, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The global coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) pandemic and associated lockdown
restrictions resulted in the majority of sports competitions around the world being put on …

The impact of identity leadership on team functioning and well-being in team sport: Is psychological safety the missing link?

K Fransen, D McEwan, M Sarkar - Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2020 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of psychological safety in explaining the
impact of identity leadership on team performance and athlete well-being. Adopting a cross …

The impact of Covid-19 and the effect of psychological factors on training conditions of handball players

D Mon-López, A de La Rubia Riaza… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The spread of COVID-19 has altered sport in Spain, forcing athletes to train at home. The
objectives of the study were:(i) to compare training and recovery conditions before and …