Did Covid-19 Affect Athletes Respiratory Functions Over Time?

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 4 Sayı: 1, 36 - 53, 31.03.2025

Selman Kaya , Gökhan Deliceoğlu , Banu Kabak , Erkan Tortu , Adeviye Gamze Akın

https://doi.org/10.70007/yalovaspor.1628639

Öz

The aim of the study is to determine whether the development of respiratory functions over time was affected in athletes who had Covid-19. This retrospective study included a total of 14 athletes who had Covid-19 (8 in judo and 6 in skiing) as the research group, and a total of 12 athletes who did not have Covid-19 (8 in judo and 4 in skiing) as the control group. Data were collected from routine performance measurements taken in 2019 and 2021. Athletes' respiratory function and respiratory muscle strength were assessed using a digital spirometer (Pony FX Cosmed, Italy). For data analysis, Skewness and Kurtosis values, along with Shapiro-Wilk test results, were considered to examine the distribution. Mixed Design Two-Way ANOVA was used to compare changes over time and between groups, and to determine interaction effects. All statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS 25.0 software. It was found that respiratory function test scores and respiratory muscle strength scores increased over time in tests conducted at two different time points. However, Covid-19 did not statistically significantly affect this improvement.The findings of the study may serve as a source for observing the long-term effects of Covid-19 on the development of respiratory parameters.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Covid-19, Respiratory, Development, Performance

Covid-19 Zamanla Sporcuların Solunum Fonksiyonlarını Etkiledi mi?

Öz

Çalışmanın amacı, Covid-19 geçiren sporcularda solunum fonksiyonlarının gelişiminin zaman içinde etkilenip etkilenmediğini belirlemektir. Bu retrospektif çalışmaya araştırma grubu olarak Covid-19 geçiren toplam 14 sporcu (judoda 8 ve kayakta 6) ve kontrol grubu olarak Covid-19 geçirmeyen toplam 12 sporcu (judoda 8 ve kayakta 4) dahil edildi. Veriler 2019 ve 2021 yıllarında alınan rutin performans ölçümlerinden toplandı. Sporcuların solunum fonksiyonları ve solunum kas kuvvetleri dijital spirometre (Pony FX Cosmed, İtalya) kullanılarak değerlendirildi. Veri analizi için dağılımı incelemek amacıyla Eğrilik ve Kurtosis değerleri ile Shapiro-Wilk test sonuçları dikkate alındı. Zaman içinde ve gruplar arasında değişiklikleri karşılaştırmak ve etkileşim etkilerini belirlemek için Karma Tasarımlı İki Yönlü ANOVA kullanıldı. Tüm istatistiksel analizler IBM SPSS 25.0 yazılımı kullanılarak gerçekleştirildi. İki farklı zaman noktasında yapılan testlerde solunum fonksiyon testi puanlarının ve solunum kası gücü puanlarının zamanla arttığı bulundu. Ancak Covid-19 bu iyileşmeyi istatistiksel olarak anlamlı şekilde etkilemedi. Çalışmanın bulguları Covid-19'un solunum parametrelerinin gelişimi üzerindeki uzun vadeli etkilerini gözlemlemek için bir kaynak görevi görebilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kovid-19, Solunum, Gelişim, Performans

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