Abstract: Objective: The primary objective of our study was to establish the prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms among professional football (ie, soccer; hereinafter “football”) players during the COVID-19 emergency period, drawing comparisons with players assessed before exposure to the COVID-19 emergency period. Design: Observational comparative cross-sectional study by means of electronic questionnaire. Setting: Professional football. Participants: A total of 468 female (mean age: 22.8 years) and 1134 male (mean age: 26.0 years) players ...
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Physical therapy
Psychiatry
Demography