Recovery from COVID-19 in athletes and impact on sporting participation

J.H. Hull; Z. Williams; M. Wootten; C. Ranson; N. Heron

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2023.07.011

Recovery from COVID-19 in athletes and impact on sporting participation

J.H. Hull^*
, Z. Williams
, M. Wootten
, C. Ranson
, N. Heron

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Insight regarding the impact of COVID-19 on return to sporting participation is a key issue for many athletes. We report time-loss following respiratory tract infection (RTI), over the pandemic, in UK athletes preparing for international competition. During the study, 566 athletes developed COVID-19 and 217 developed other causes of RTI. Time-loss from COVID-19 reduced from a median (interquartile range) of 27 days (13- 40) in April-June 2020 to 10 days (8-13) from October-December 2022 (P<0.001).

There was no change in time-loss following RTi (P=0.13). The time-loss period following COVID-19 has shortened over the pandemic. Further work is needed to explore why some athletes still have prolonged sporting time-loss.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	528-529
Journal	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume	26
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2023.07.011
Publication status	Published - 25 Oct 2023

Keywords

Athlete
COVID-19
Respiratory
SARS-CoV-2
Sport

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