Comparative Study of the Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Nutritional Practices Among International Elite and Sub-Elite Athletes: A Sample of 1420 Participants from 14 Countries

• Main Authors: Morteza Taheri (Author), Helmi Ben Saad (Author), Jad Adrian Washif (Author), Luis Felipe Reynoso-Sánchez (Author), Masoud Mirmoezzi (Author), Leila Youzbashi (Author), Khaled Trabelsi (Author), Mozhgan Moshtagh (Author), Hussein Muñoz-Helú (Author), Leonardo Jose Mataruna- (Author), Ali Seghatoleslami (Author), Farnaz Torabi (Author), Yusuf Soylu (Author), Cem Kurt (Author), Rodrigo Luiz Vancini (Author), Shabnam Delkash (Author), Marjan Sadat Rezaei (Author), Mahdi Ashouri (Author), Shazia Tahira (Author), Mansour Sayyah (Author), Hamdi Chtourou (Author), Ismail Dergaa (Author), Jana Strahler (Author), Andressa Fontes Guimarães-Mataruna (Author), Tyler W. Lebaron (Author), Ebrahim Shaabani Ezdini (Author), Ardeshir Alizade (Author), Hassane Zouhal (Author), Alexander T. Tarnava (Author), Cain Clark (Author), Nooshin Bigdeli (Author), Achraf Ammar (Author), Özgür Eken (Author), Karim Ben Ayed (Author), Nicola Luigi Bragazzi (Author), Hadi Nobari (Author), Mabliny Thuany (Author), Katja Weiss (Author), Beat Knechtle (Author), Khadijeh Irandoust (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although several studies have shown that the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown has had negative impacts on mental health and eating behaviors among the general population and athletes, few studies have examined the long-term effects on elite and sub-elite athletes. The...