A scientific overview of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sports affairs: A systematic review
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impact of COVID-19, sports participation, sports activities, PRISMAAbstract
Background and Study Aim. COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all spheres of human life. This study presents the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports activities and the life of sportsmen. It is analysed the inter-connected themes for identifying research trends and motifs from the published studies between March 2020 to March 2021. Material and Methods. With the assistance of the UTM library for accessing online databases and electronic resources of Scopus, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect a rigorous search for published collecting data on the impact of COVID-19 on the sports participation and sportsmen was carried out. 650 studies retrieved from the reputable online database of Web of Science, ScienceDirect, and Scopus. 32 studies of which are matched with the criteria for analyzing through NVIVO-12 and Vos Viewer software. For selecting the articles most relevant to the objectives of this study, the principles of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) were followed. Results. The results show that the COVID-19 pandemic mostly influences making constraints on physical activities. The mental and physical life were concurrently impacted by it. Bibliometrics analysis for key-word and term co-occurrence indicates that the research trend of COVID-19 and its impact was mainly focused on COVID-19 and Mental health or physical health or economic life of the stakeholders of sports affairs. Conclusions. This study has some implications for the athletes for maintaining a healthy life and for the authority of managing impacts, and researchers researching with new dimensions.Downloads
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2. Wong AYY, Ling SKK, Louie LHT, Law GYK, So RCH, Lee DCW, et al. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports and exercise. Asia-Pacific J Sport Med Arthrosc Rehabil Technol, 2020;22:39–44.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asmart.2020.07.006
3. Pillay L, Janse van Rensburg DCC, Jansen van Rensburg A, Ramagole DA, Holtzhausen L, Dijkstra HP, et al. Nowhere to hide: The significant impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) measures on elite and semi-elite South African athletes. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020;17(7):1–10.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2020.1807297
4. Hammerschmidt J, Durst S, Kraus S, Puumalainen K. Professional football clubs and empirical evidence from the COVID-19 crisis: Time for sport entrepreneurship? Technol Forecast Soc Change, 2021;165:120572.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120572
5. Beiderbeck D, Frevel N, von der Gracht HA, Schmidt SL, Schweitzer VM. The impact of COVID-19 on the European football ecosystem – A Delphi-based scenario analysis. Technol Forecast Soc Change, 2021;165:120577.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120577
6. Pillay L, Janse van Rensburg DCC, Jansen van Rensburg A, Ramagole DA, Holtzhausen L, Dijkstra HP, et al. Nowhere to hide: The significant impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) measures on elite and semi-elite South African athletes. J Sci Med Sport, 2020;23(7):670–9.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2020.05.016
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9. Ibna Seraj PM, Habil H. A critical review on oral English communication skills (OECS). In: 3rd International Language & Tourism Conference 2019. Kulliyyah of Languages and Management, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pagoh Edu Hub, Malaysia 18th-19th October 2019 ID; 2019. P. 1–12.
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https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12839
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https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2020.1788975
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2021.01.013
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https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2020.1821077
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.06.042
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v0i39.82564
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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238867
17. Breitbach AP, Muchow JA, Gallegos DF. Athletic trainers’ unique clinical and teamwork skills contribute on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic: A discussion paper. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 2020;34:607–13.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2020.1792426
18. Peña J, Altarriba-Bartés A, Vicens-Bordas J, Gil-Puga B, Piniés-Penadés G, Alba-Jiménez C, et al. Sports in time of COVID-19: Impact of the lockdown on team activity. Apunt Sport Med. 2020; 56.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apunsm.2020.100340
19. Pifarré F, Zabala DD, Grazioli G, Maura I de Y i. COVID-19 and mask in sports. Apunt Sport Med, 2020;55(208):143–5.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apunsm.2020.06.002
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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186471
21. Hughes D, Saw R, Perera NKP, Mooney M, Wallett A, Cooke J, et al. The Australian Institute of Sport framework for rebooting sport in a COVID-19 environment. J Sci Med Sport, 2020;23(7):639–63.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2020.05.004
22. Erickson JL, Poterucha JT, Gende A, McEleney M, Wencl CM, Castaneda M, et al. Use of Electrocardiographic Screening to Clear Athletes for Return to Sports Following COVID-19 Infection. Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes 2021;5:368–76.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2021.01.007
23. Phelan D, Kim JH, Elliott MD, Wasfy MM, Cremer P, Johri AM, et al. Screening of Potential Cardiac Involvement in Competitive Athletes Recovering From COVID-19: An Expert Consensus Statement. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 2020;13(12):2635–52.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.10.005
24. Gilat R, Cole BJ. COVID-19, Medicine, and Sports. Arthrosc Sport Med Rehabil, 2020;2(3):e175–6.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asmr.2020.04.003
25. Boschilia B, Moraes LCL, Marchi Junior W. Football and COVID-19: the effects of the pandemic on training and performance of South American and Brazilian referees. Soccer Soc, 2021;22(1–2):58–65.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2020.1829597
26. Scerri M, Grech V. WITHDRAWN: Sports and sportsmen as role models – or otherwise – in the COVID-19 era. Early Human Development, 2020:105254.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105254
27. Górecka D. Selecting the right football club to sponsor: Multi-criteria analysis. J Phys Educ Sport. 2020;20(5):2867–74.
28. Hu S, Tucker L, Wu C, Yang L. Beneficial Effects of Exercise on Depression and Anxiety During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review. Front Psychiatry. 2020;11:1–10.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.587557
29. Şenışık S, Denerel N, Köyağasıoğlu O, Tunç S. The effect of isolation on athletes’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 2021;49:187–93.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2020.1807297
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https://doi.org/10.5114/hpc.2020.97898
31. Latella C, Haff GG. Global Challenges of Being a Strength Athlete during a Pandemic: Impacts and Sports-Specific Training Considerations and Recommendations. Sports 2020;8:100.
https://doi.org/10.3390/sports8070100
32. Bhatia RT, Marwaha S, Malhotra A, Iqbal Z, Hughes C, Börjesson M, et al. Exercise in the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) era: A Question and Answer session with the experts Endorsed by the section of Sports Cardiology & Exercise of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020;27(12):1242–51.
https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487320930596
33. Mota GR, Dos Santos IA, Arriel RA, Marocolo M. Is it high time to increase elite soccer substitutions permanently? Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(19):1–13.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197008
34. Buldú JM, Antequera DR, Aguirre J. The resumption of sports competitions after COVID-19 lockdown: The case of the Spanish football league. Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2020;138:109964.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2020.109964
35. Breitbach AP, Muchow JA, Gallegos DF. Athletic trainers’ unique clinical and teamwork skills contribute on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic: A discussion paper. J Interprof Care, 2020;34(5):1–7.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2020.1792426
36. Demarie S, Galvani C, Billat VL. Horse-riding competitions pre and post covid-19: Effect of anxiety, srpe and hr on performance in eventing. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(22):1–10.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228648
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